Turn any photo into a dot grid artwork with these Photoshop actions. You'll get great results with dots that change size. They get larger in brighter areas and smaller in darker areas. Free download available.
Move it on this position:
Once moved, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize and position it as shown on the image below:
Next, activate the Eraser tool (E) and input the following:
- Brush size: 1000px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
Let’s erase!
The result should be similar to this:
Next, let’s create the third book. From the “books pack 3” stock image, create a selection area on the book shown below:
With that book selected, activate the Move tool (V) and drag it to our canvas. Once on the canvas, rename it to “Book 3”.
Activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown on the image below:
Now, activate the Eraser tool (E) and input the following:
- Brush size: 800px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
The result:
Now, let’s create the fourth book. We won’t be using “Books pack 3” anymore, so you may close it if you like. We are going to use a new stock image, open “Books Pack 4” by twilightamazonstock.
Once open, create a selection area using the Magnetic Lasso tool (L) around the book shown below:
Activate the Move tool (V) and drag that book to our canvas. Rename it to “Book 4” once on the canvas.
Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown below:
Now, activate the Eraser tool (E) and input the following:
- Brush size: 600px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
Now, let’s erase!
The result:
Now, for the fifth book! Create a selection area around the following:
Move that to our canvas using the Move tool (V) and then rename it to “Book 5”.
Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown on the image below:
After resizing, you know the drill! Activate the Eraser tool (E) and input the following:
- Brush size: 600px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
The result:
Next, let’s create Book 6. From the “Books pack 4” stock image, create a selection area around the following book:
Move it to our canvas using the Move tool (V) and rename it to “Book 6”.
Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it to the size shown below:
Next, activate the Eraser tool (E) and input the following:
- Brush size: 600px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
The result should be similar to the following:
Next, let’s create Book 7. From the “Books pack 4” stock image, create a selection area around the following book: