Trying to make a dot pattern image of the moon.
But I don't want to use the halftone pattern filter:
I want the dots to be equally sized but represent different lightness by having varied density.
I figure one way would be to to posterize the image to have, say 3 or 4 shades of gray.
Then copying each shade to a different layer one could use them as filter and fill the entire layer with a pattern of dots, equal in size but differently spaced.
Not sure how I would accomplish the last step, and it would leave half dots along the edges.
I'd also rather have it done more dynamically, so instead of having 3 densities I would like it to vary across the picture.
>>244752
Could you suggest a good method?
>>244803
Build a grid to the size you want.
Set your brush to the size you want.
Use 'i' to get the average color of the area within the grid.
Click once in the 'middle' of your grid.
Repeat until done.
If you click off center dont worry about it; it will give it that hand done look in the end.
If you do a 250x250 grid it should take you about 5 hours.
Ehh, here. Made it in 5 min. Does it work?
>>244747
Like this?
The pointillize filter does this pretty easy.
For different densities in areas, you could do a few different layers of different intensities, and then mask some with a brush.
Pic related is a quick and dirty demo of what I mean.
It's pretty ugly, but I think it gets across the idea.
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Image mode. > grayscale
Image mode > bitmap
Fool around with the settings, but be sure to use halftone screen
>>245061
another
>>244747
Sorry OP, you will need to do it by hand like a real artist or learn how to program it yourself.
>>244747
>>244747
This is how you start it.
Its this image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
Using a 20 pixel grid
18 pixel hard brush
And the eyedropper set to 11x11 average.
The work loop is: Brush -> CenterGrid Alt Click, CenterGrid Click.
Should take about 3 hours.
>If you asked, I'd do it for $400
>>245082
Here is one I did years ago with squares instead of dots.
>>245063
This one is perfect, but I can't quite seem to get the same result.
What settings was this?
Mine comes out as a normal halftone pattern with dots of varied size.
>>245193
I actually did it in Illustrator. You'll need the Phantasm plugin by Astute Graphics, which you'll find on almost any graphical warez site and should be easy to find. Pic related
>>245213
I would like to get Phantasm as well but looks like official version is 83$ and cant find it elsewhere
