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October: Sailor Pluto
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Step 1:
Open the image you're going to apply the effect to.
Step 2:
Next, create an new image that's 1 pixel wide by 3 pixels high.
Step 3:
Zoom in as much as you can (1200-1600%).
Set your foreground color to black, then take the pencil and put a dot in the middle of the image.
Step 4:
Next, go to the top menu and select Edit>>Define Pattern.
A dialog box will pop up allowing to to name the pattern, if you want. Click OK.
Step 5:
Now, go back to your original image.
Click on the 'New Layers" icon at the bottom of the layer palette. A new layer will be created.
If your layer palette window isn't open, go to the top menu and select Window>>Layers.
Again, go to the top menu, and select Edit>>Fill.
For 'Use', choose pattern, then click the triangle next to the custom pattern thumbnail and click on our line pattern. It will be the last one.
Click OK and the new layer will be filled with our black and white pattern.
Step 6:
Next, in the Layers palette, change the blending mode from Normal to Multiply.
Step 7:
Finally, lower the opacity to adjust the the effect strength to where ever you like it.
I used a setting of 25%.
Variations:
This effect can, not only be used for lines, but for grids, dots, and other patterns as well.
 This one uses a dotted grid. |
 This one uses a dotted pattern. |
 This one uses a regular solid grid. |
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I have compiled a small batch of patterns you can use for this tutorial into a.pat file for Photoshop.
It goes into the Presets folder under Patterns in you main Photoshop folder.
Click here to download.