How to create cool textures for digital creations

Overview

“Halftone images are created through the continuous use of dots of various sizes, creating a gradient-like effect. In this lesson, we will show you how to use halftone photographs as a texture.”

In this video lesson Matt McCracken and Ross Proulx addresses the topic: Halftone Image Texture, which is part of the Domestika online course: How to create cool textures for digital creations. Make your art prints stand out by creating unique and cool textures..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we will show you how to use halftone photographs as a texture. Halftone images are created through the continuous use of dots at various sizes, creating a gradient-like effect. All printed materials use this technique, but it's especially noticeable in mid-century printed materials, especially black and white magazines and photographs. Looking at this 60s Life magazine, for example, you see how all of these photos are made up of hundreds of these dots. It is also often used as a design motif for many of our favorite Penguin book covers and screen-printed gig posters. Combini...”

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Course summary for: How to create cool textures for digital creations

• Level: Beginner
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• 857 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 38m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Art Direction, Graphic Design, Poster Design