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Photoshop Halftone Text Effect


Step 1: Create a new Photoshop document.

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Step 2: Fill the background layer with red.

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Step 3: Add some text and set the fill color to silver (R 222, G 220, B220).

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Step 4: Arch your new text. Layer > Type > Warp Text.

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Step 5: Now it's time to add a few strokes following the step in my previous tutorial Photoshop Text Outline Effects. The first outline stroke should be a nice rich maroon (R 90, G 19, B 21) and applied with the Stroke layer style.

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Step 6: Add the second outline stroke using the Outer Glow layer style.

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Step 7: Add the third outline stroke using the Drop Shadow layer style.

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Step 8: Duplicate the current Photoshop document. Image > Duplicate.

Step 9: Add a new fill layer at the top of the layers palette in the duplicated document. Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient. When the Gradient Fill dialog box opens, be sure to choose the Black to White (3rd from left) basic gradient setup.

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Step 10: Convert the image mode to Grayscale. Image > Mode > Grayscale.

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Step 11: Convert the image to a halftone bitmap.

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Step 12: Select the entire bitmap image (Select > All) and then copy (Edit > Copy) and paste (Edit > Paste) it into the original document. You can now close the duplicated document without saving.

Step 13: Make sure the new layer of halftone dots is at the top of the layers palette.

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Step 14: Select the Dots layer and create a clipping mask with the text layer below. Layer > Create Clipping Mask.

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Step 15: Set the blending mode for the Dots layer to Multiply and the opacity to 15%.

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Done:

Photoshop Halftone Text Effect Tutorial: Final Result

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Author's URL: The Design Playbook
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