Create a halftone border in photoshop

      There are many steps, because I want to teach someone who has a few basic can do it immediately. As someone who specializes in photoshop are found this article. If you think this article is not yet complete. You can comment or suggest me. I am ready to receive any comments.

Get started.

1. Open up the desired image by File --> New, click the image and press Open

2. Drag the master image to put on the paper icon to copy the layer

3. Select ‘Elliptical Marquee Tool’ to create a circle. (You can select ‘Rectangular Marquee Tool’ to create a rectangle)

4. Drag the mouse to create a Selection on the image

5. Inverse selection by Select -> Inverse (or use the shortcut keys Shift + Ctrl + I on your keyboard)

6. Click the icon on the toolbox as shown below. The image is as follows

7. Choose Filter -> Pixelate -> Color Halftone and enter the desired value in the Max. Radius, then press OK

8. The image will be as the below

9. Click the icon on the tool box as shown below. The image is as follows

10. Press Delete on your keyboard and press Ctrl + D to deselect Selection

11.Double-click the Background Layer. A new window will pop up, press OK, This process changed the Background layer to the normal layer (layer 0)

12. This is the Layer 0, we will work at this layer

13. At the Style window (If you are not found, click Window -> Style) Choose the Chiseled Sky or try another one if the sample is desirable

14. The image will be as the below

15. Click on the paper icon to create a new layer. Then move this new layer to place above the Background Copy layer, we will work at this layer

16. We will add interest to the picture with Sparkle brush and Air Bubble Brush

17. This is a picture successfully

18. Save the file. (Do not forget to set a new name with the command save as)

Thank you for visit my blog. Let's enjoy with retouching. ^^

"Sparkle Brush" create a new Brush for Photoshop

Today, let’s create a new Brush for Photoshop. In this time, I suggest Sparkle brush. Brush to add shine to the picture, glassware, silverware, diamond including the general imaging to more interesting.

Sample (thanks for the picture from http://www.igetweb.com/)

1. Click File> New to create the new file , then set the size as the image bellow, and then press OK.

2. Click the button like the image you see below.

3. Set the forground color to black, select the Polygon Tool, settings as shown.. Then drag the mouse to create 4 pointed star

4. Click Edit > Free Transform and drag the mouse to compress images, then press Enter

5. Use the Move Tool drag the mouse to move it into the middle

6. Copy layer by click on the Layer 1 and drag the mouse to place the button below

7. Click Edit> Transform > Rotate 90 CW will be shown.Then right click on the Layer 1 copy and select the command  Merge Down

8. Copy layer by click on the Layer 1 and drag the mouse to place the button below

9. Click Edit> Free Transform and drag the mouse to compress images. and then press Enter

10. Click  Edit> free Transform and drag the mouse to rotate the image about 45 degrees, then press Enter

11. Use the Move Tool drag the mouse to move it into the middle

12. Click the Layer> Flatten Image to merge the layers.

13. Click Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and set Radius value of about 1-2 pixels, then press OK

14. Set the forground color to black, select the Brush Tool and set the brush Mater Diameter about 130 px, Hardness = 40%

15.   click on a picture in the middle  as the sample

16. Click Edit> Define Brush Preset, set the name for Brush , then press OK

17. The new brush, it will appear at the bottom as below

That's it. We will have a nice brush to creative the image.