Color Halftone pattern 2

This is another tutorial on Color HalfTone in Photoshop. You can make various kinds of design. This will demonstrate another kind of pattern that can be used as background.

Step 1 : Open a New WhiteLayer in Photoshop. I have opened a new white document.

Step 2 : Go to the Channels pallette by clicking on it. Click the New Channel button. It is located at the bottom, the second from the right. You will find a new channel appear -- Alpha1.

Step 3 : Note that the Foreground Color is White. Click the Gradient Tool. Note also that the document has turned Black.

Step 4 : In the top panel click the last icon shown by the white arrow.

Step 5 : Now drag the Gradient Tool up from the middle, but not quite to the top.

This is the effect you get.

Step 6 : Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color Halftone

Step 7 : The Color Halftone dialogue box opens. I have just changed the Max Radius to 14. Click ok.

This is the effect I have got.

Step 8 : Click back on the layers pallette and click the New Layers icon. A new Layer 1 forms.

Step 9 : Go to Select>Load Selection.

Step 10 : The Load selection dialogue box opens. Change the Channel to Alpha1 from the dropdown. Click ok.

A selection of marching ants covers the white layer as above.

Step 11 : Click the Gradient Tool and the Gradient Editor in the top panel.

Step 12 : I have clicked on the third Preset from the right.

Step 13 : Change the Gradient Type to Noise.

Note the change in the horizontal bar at the bottom. Click ok.

Step 14 : Drag with the Gradient Tool from the middle of the marching ants to near the top as shown.

Step 15 : Press CTRL+D. This is how the image looks like.

Step 16 : Click on the background Layer

Step 17 : Press ALT and double click the Background layer. It will change to Layer 0.

Step 18 : Go to the Channels pallete and click on the New Channel button. A new Alpha2 channel forms.

Step : 19 :Set the Foreground to White, then Click the Gradient Tool. In the top panel click the icon gradient shown.

Step 20 : Draw diagonally with the Gradient Tool from top left to right bottom.

This is how the image looks.

Step 21 : Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color halftone.

Step 22 : The Halftone dialogue box opens. The earlier Radius of 14 pixels is shown. Click ok.

This is how the image looksl.

Step 23 : Go to Filter>Distort>Twirl.

Step 24 : The Twirl dialogue box opens. I have dragged the Angle slider 50. Click ok.

This is how the image looks with Twirl applied.

Step 25 : Click back on the Layers pallette. Remember you were working on Layer 0. Click on Layer1. Then click the new layer icon. A new layer -- Layer 2 will form on the top.

Step 26 : go to Select>Load Selection.

Step 27 : The Load Selection dialogue box opens.Change the Channel to Alpha 2 from the drop down. Click ok.

Step 28 : As soon as you click ok a column of marching ants fill the image.

Step 29 : Now bring up the Gradient Editor by clicking on where the arrow pints to in the top panel.

Step 30 : As soon as click, the Gradient Editor opens. I have clicked on the third Preset from the right.

Step 31 : Change the Gradient Type to Noise and check the Restrict Color and click on the Randomize button. The color changes in the horizontal bar as you click.

Step 32 : On the top bar click the second Gradient. It is called Radial Gradient. If you hover your cursor over the five types of Gradients, you can read their names.