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.
Preview of Final Results
![image004[6] image004[6]](https://cdn.photoshoptutorials.ws/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Sleeping-Girl-Tub.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=64&resize=720%2C1017&ssl=1)
Tutorial Resources
Note: night-fate-stock has officially closed. Use the alternative stock photo links instead.- Landscape 64 - night-fate-stock (Alternative)
- sky 65 - night-fate-stock (Alternative)
- Antique Bathtub 2 - Falln-Stock
- lonely child - j4jstock
Step 1: Create a New Image File
Let's start by creating a new image file, go to the Menu bar and click File > New, and then input the following values on their respective fields:- Presets: International Paper
- Size: A4
- Width: 2480 pixels
- Height: 3508 pixels
- Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
- Color Mode: RGB Color; 8 bit
- Background Contents: White
![image005[6] image005[6]](https://cdn.photoshoptutorials.ws/wp-content/uploads/migrated-images/49d5c6feaab3_14854/image0056.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=64&w=1920&ssl=1)
Step 2: Create the Ground
In this step, we will create the land for our background. To start, let's open the stock image: "Landscape 64" by night-fate-stock. Next, activate the Move tool by pressing V on your keyboard; left-click the image while the Move tool (V) is activated and then drag that image to our canvas. Move and position it in this manner:![image007[6] image007[6]](https://cdn.photoshoptutorials.ws/wp-content/uploads/migrated-images/49d5c6feaab3_14854/image0076.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=64&w=1920&ssl=1)
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One comment on ““Sleeping Girl in Tub” Photo Manipulation”
Great work.