Photoshop Tips

Techno Dots
Make a new image with a white background. Size doesn’t matter.

 

Switch to the channels pallet: Windows>Show Channels. Make a new channel.
Select a light gray color from the Swatches pallet. Now select the Paintbrush tool and then select a soft brush from the brushed pallet. Paint a wavy stroke on this channel.

 

Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color Halftone. Click OK.

 

Switch back to the Layers Pallet. Click on the background layer. Now make a new layer. Go to Selection>Load Selection and select "Alpha 1" where is say Channel.
Choose a color from the Swatches Pallet. Go to Edit>Fill and for contents choose foreground color and click OK.

 

Add more effects to the dots with Photoshop's Layer Effects: Layer>Effects.
Drop Shadow

Bevel and Embos

Inner Shadow

Back

More info on Layer Effects.

 

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