1183 1505 Technology Graphics Software Photoshop Software true Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:11:06 -0800 /system/videos/0/83/11/1183.flv photoshop, cs3, cs2, cs, adobe, creative suite, comic book, filters, blend modes How To Create a Comic Book Effect in Photoshop http://www.howcast.com/videos/1183-How-To-Create-a-Comic-Book-Effect-in-Photoshop http://www.howcast.com/videos/1183-How-To-Create-a-Comic-Book-Effect-in-Photoshop/edit approved 502 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=1183"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=1183" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 7 jseeley http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/62_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 6553 false false false 22097 1 45 Warning The first part of this technique applies only to Photoshop CS3.

]]> 22098 2 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/62.jpg Create a Smart Object Convert layer to smart object by right clicking and choosing convert to smart object.

]]> 22099 3 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/83.jpg Set up the Stroke Increase the Stroke Size to 5px, change the Position to Inside, and change the color to Black. Click OK.

]]> 22100 4 110 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/110.jpg Run Film Grain Artistic>Film Grain. Change your Grain to 5, Highlight Area to Zero, and set the Intensity to 10. ]]> Go to Filter>Artistic>Film Grain. Change your Grain to 5, Highlight Area to Zero, and set the Intensity to 10.

]]> 22101 5 138 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/138.jpg Run Color Halftone Pixelate>Color Halftone. For low-res files choose a radius of 5-6, for high-res photos keep the value down around 4. Click OK. ]]> Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color Halftone. For low-res files choose a radius of 5-6, for high-res photos keep the value down around 4. Click OK.

]]> 22102 6 213 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/213.jpg Set Blending Options Double Click the slider icon beside the smart filter name to bring up the blending options for color halftone. Choose a darkening blend mode. this is a personal choice, but I suggest using Darken or Multiply. Click OK.

]]> 22103 7 259 Tip For dark photos use either Darken or Multiply. For lighter images feel free to experiment with the darker blend modes.

]]> 22104 8 290 Tip Add some comic book elements like a speech bubble and maybe a caption to finish off the effect.

]]> 22105 9 324 Warning This portion of the technique refers to NON-CS3 versions of Photoshop.

]]> 22106 10 335 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/335.jpg Create Duplicates Create two duplicates of the layer by pressing command/ctrl+j on your keyboard (twice).

]]> 22107 11 355 Tip Renaming your layers helps you remember which layer performs a specific function in this technique.

]]> 22108 12 373 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/373.jpg Turn Off Layer Turn off the top layer (halftone) and make sure you have the grain layer selected.

]]> 22109 13 380 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/380.jpg Run Film Grain Run the exact Same Film Grain filter we ran before (See Step 4)

]]> 22110 14 385 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/385.jpg Run Color Halftone Turn the halftone layer back on (click the eyeball) and select it. Now Run the same Color Halftone Filter from earlier (See Step 5).

]]> 22111 15 393 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/393.jpg Blend the Layers Change the blend mode of the Color Halftone layer to Multiply.

]]> 22112 16 405 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/405.jpg Create Smart Object Shift+Click and select both layers (halftone & grain). Right+Click and choose Convert to Smart Object.

]]> 22113 17 415 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/1183/415.jpg Add a Stroke Add a stroke as we did earlier (see steps 2,3).

]]> 22114 18 440 Tip Questions or Comments? Post them on the blogs… PhotoshopQuicktips.com or JustinSeeley.com.

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