TV
Scan Lines
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Scan Lines This is a very requested technique that simulates the lines of a TV screen, this technique is used all over the graphics world. |
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Lets prepare our lines. Create a new document 2 X 4 pixels for web and try experiment with higher settings for print like 6X12. Also I like to set the contents (background) to transparent. |
with the foreground color set to black take the pencil tool and paint the top half of the image. Select all or press Cntrl/Cmd +A |
Edit>Define pattern This box will come up in PS 6, in previous versions you won't see anything, that is fine. What I love about 6.0 is that when you define a pattern, it is saved in the library for future use. |
Open the image you want to add the scan lines to. Or make a selection if you dont want to apply the effect to the entire image. Create a new blank layer above the image. |
Press Shift backspace (shift+Del on the Mac) to open the fill dialog box. Make pattern the content and in version 6 select our scan line pattern in the custom pattern tab. Click ok and there it is! |
change to Overlay mode and drop the opacity down till it looks good I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Discuss techniques in our forum |