Color Halftone Filter Photoshop Tutorial

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In this tutorial we will be taking a look at the color halftone filter in Photoshop. Some people use this filter for creating a comic book or old newspaper vibe. For this video we will use it to make interesting halftone dot patterns for backgrounds and to use as image overlays and image accents.

I’ll show you how to use the color halftone filter to make interesting halftone patterns from objects, brush strokes, shapes, and gradients.

Understanding the basics of how the color halftone filter works in Photoshop will give you a jumping-off point to creating amazing and intricate halftone photoshop patterns.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO

Images used in this video are from Unsplash.com

  • https://unsplash.com/photos/NcY5swYcgS4 (example)
  • https://unsplash.com/photos/sLGYaQ_stMM (video thumbnail)
  • Take a look at how I’ve used the color halftone filter in Photoshop to make my own patterns here.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON SOFTWARE:

In this tutorial, I am using Photoshop CC 2020. You may not have the same configuration in your version of Photoshop. Things get moved around in updates. Some of the features in this version of Photoshop may not be available in older versions. If you get stuck leave me a comment on the Youtube platform. You can also send me an email and I will do my best to help you.

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