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Scan Lines

Author: Deanr201 More by this author


Create a new layer, 1 pixel wide, 2 pixels high, and with a transparent background, then zoom in to 1600% (the furthest).

Take your pencil tool and press D to reset your colours, then fill in the top pixel as shown below.

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Now click Edit>Define Pattern... Then choose a name for your pattern, i've called it Scan Lines.

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You can now close this file without saving it.

Take a picture you wish to add the lines to, i'll be using this one shown below, feel free to save it and use it for yourself.

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Now on the same layer as your picture, select your styling list and choose pattern overlay.

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Now select the drop down box and choose the pattern.

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Change the setting of the opacity to around 50% for this image, but other images require deeper colouring, just play around till you get your desired effect.

And here we go...

Scan Lines Tutorial: Final Result



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