December, 12th update: How to create a big pop art circle in Photoshop, VIDEO tutorial
Little update: please make sure to set up the image in Grayscale mode before applying the filter.
And, please, please: it has to be done on a background layer! Don’t create a new layer.
Create a new document in Photoshop. Make sure it is in equally proportional dimensions (like 600×600 pixels or similar). Fill it in using „Radial gradient“ from black (inside) to transparent (outside).
Use „Custom fill“ option, and make gradient as in the image below (or similar).
Now use Filter –> Pixelate –> Color Halftone, and play with the options (for example radius size depends on the size of your document).
Voila!
Go even furter – vectorize this image, play with it and enjoy the results.
See you next Thursday, same place 🙂
RAD says
21st October 2007 at 1:28 amDoesn’t work in CS3. You’re likely leaving out some steps and details.
bsilvia says
21st October 2007 at 7:12 pmhey RAD!
Thanks, more info added.
de says
20th November 2007 at 4:15 pmSilvia, could you please show more detail for this tutorial? it doesn’t work in CS3.
bsilvia says
20th November 2007 at 6:49 pmde – please make sure to set up the image in “Grayscale” (B&W) before applying the Filter!
pratham says
14th January 2008 at 1:39 pmexcelent
michael says
22nd March 2008 at 7:26 pmwhat you do for cs3 is you go into quick mask mode, make a circle out of the masked “red”, apply the blur to it, then apply the halftone to it just like in here, then get out of quick mask mode, and fill the selection with whatever color you want and voila
nishant says
12th May 2008 at 10:44 amHi. I was looking for this effect for a long time. Thanks much!
claudia says
3rd June 2008 at 5:55 pmhello i just wanted to say a big thank you for your tutorials. i love them there where a lot of things i didn’t know how to do and now i’m able to do it. i also loved the lightwork.
i’m a design student from portugal but i only started to use the programs last year when i entered university i’m on my second year now and i’m 19.
i have a friend that knows a lot but doesn’t share his knowledge with me so i was like ok… (meanie!) i ask sometimes how has he done the effects and he doesn’t want to tell me he just says it’s skills.
i’ve been evolving a lot with hard work and having good grades in comunication design =P
i love graphic design so thank you for the tutorials it really helped me a lot for a new work i’m doing.
THANK YOU*
P.S: maybe he is scared since i’m getting better them him haha lol
i can take longer to do things since i’m not used to work with this yet but i’m getting better each day and i have better works than him XD i love this site
Silvia says
3rd June 2008 at 6:01 pmClaudia, thank you so much for your comment. I am sure you are doing a great job and once you become an expert you will share your knowledge with others too. Maybe you could give me the links to some of your works I’m really interested to see it. Anyways, keep it up and stay in touch.
Silvia
claudia says
3rd June 2008 at 11:11 pmof course i will =P i always share everything i have but i don’t understand why some friends of mine don’t. i think we all should share or knowledge since we are here to learn. i mean it’s not like i will copy his work and besides mine is already done. some people in my class is a little to selfish.
i can mail you some of my works i took some photos and i have in pdf. and i bet my friends will love your site just like i do =P
my course is general design so i have a general formation about visual, industrial and interior design. after my bachelor of 3 years i will take a specialisation in comunication design =) i also applied for erasmus in Austria i hope i get in for information design.
i love my course but i can’t take classes for interior design i don’t have a lot of patience for that it gives me a lot of headaches but the weirdest thing is that i had better grades last semester in that subject (space and design) than in bi-dimensional design ( it was about typography, logos… this subject) LOL
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foxnight says
2nd August 2008 at 8:57 amthanks so much, i really love it, even mr Michale ^^ thanks for your advice .
Matej says
4th November 2008 at 9:01 pmHi!
Great tutorial:D Im first time on this page and I must say that is realy exelent:) and i have made it on CS 3 Extended 🙂
M32ata
bsilvia says
4th November 2008 at 9:46 pmThank you 🙂
Have fun creating!!!
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djorsh says
18th November 2008 at 10:18 amDoesn’t work in CS3
bsilvia says
18th November 2008 at 1:31 pmdjorsh it works in PS CS3, please make sure to set up the image in “Grayscale” (B&W) before applying the Filter! Also, it has to be done on a background layer! Don’t create a new layer (2 common mistakes)
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adelh says
4th February 2009 at 6:30 amit DOES work for cs3, at first it didnt, i opened the document as a grayscale and it didnt work, but then i opened a new one and then converted it and it worked, hope it helped