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.
Once positioned, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown below:
The result:
We don't want that covering our whole image, so change its Blending Mode and Opacity to the following:
- Blending mode: Multiply
- Opacity: 40%
Next, let's add our second texture. Open "Metal Texture 15" by wojtar stock; activate the Move tool (V) and drag this to our canvas. Position it like this:
Activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown below:
Change its Blending mode and Opacity to the following:
- Blending Mode: Soft Light
- Opacity: 100%
The result of using those two textures would be like this:
Finally, let's darken the edges of the photo to bring the focus to the center of our image. To start, create a New Layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) and then name it "Darken sides".
Activate the Brush tool (B) and then input the following:
- Brush size: 900px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 25%
- Flow: 100%
Now, let's paint!
The result of that would be like this:
Final Results
Authors Comment
When I was younger, I always thought I saw odd things floating outside in the sky, no I wasn't on drugs I just daydreamed too much, I guess. Anyway, thank you for visiting this page and using my tutorial, if you want to see more of my art works, give me a shout at my website: https://www.wix.com/theflickerees/michaelVmanalo
- Michael Vincent Manalo
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