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Title: Another cool effect
Post by: 59Graphix on June 18, 2013, 06:52:33 PM
All you PS gurus should have a trick for this. Is there a way to do this in PS without a filter? This is from Andromeda filters for PS. The Cutline filter to be exact.

And if anyone knows, is there a way to do this in Coreldraw too?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: blue moon on June 18, 2013, 06:54:33 PM
you should be able to select "line" for the halftone effect (instead of dot) and get something like it. Not sure where and how exactly, but a little bit of digging should get you there.

pierre
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: ScreenFoo on June 18, 2013, 07:45:40 PM
Almost looks like it's two line halftones put together on top of a greyscale--like a seventy degree and hundred and sixty degree line tone on top of the original, but with the original (darkened?) bitmap in the back...

Cool effect for sure.
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: Mr Tees!! on June 18, 2013, 07:58:20 PM
...you can do this when you output to film. In your print window, goto SEPARATIONS-ADVANCED-HALFTONE TYPE...there are all sorts of neat options in there.

I, too, would like to know how to create the effect pre-film though. Maybe something in PhotoPaint?
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: 59Graphix on June 18, 2013, 08:37:45 PM
Yea, I'm going to play with Corel a bit and see if I can duplicate this.  I would like to make a macro for Corel to get a look like this. If I can make it as lines then I could probably make it as all different shapes too!
I have been creating all kinds of new brushes for Corel and will probably make them for Illy too!
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: 59Graphix on June 18, 2013, 08:49:34 PM
Ok, played with Corel and got this. Crude but on the right track!
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: ZooCity on June 18, 2013, 10:41:11 PM
Like Pierre and Foo jointly said, I would bitmap out a copy to line screen at various angles, back to greyscale at 1:1, layer up the channels and go from there.  Line screen is an oft forgotten option that can generate a tight look with the right art.
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: myseps on June 18, 2013, 11:25:48 PM
Yes you can do this in photoshop using the bitmap/ halftone screen feature (see attachment)
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: 59Graphix on June 19, 2013, 01:44:14 AM
In Corel I created individual vector shapes, added a gradient, then converted each vector shape to monochrome and gave them different angles to make them cross over each other to get the hatch effect. I remembered this after messing with it. Use to do halftones lines to get some creative looks before all the brushes, filters and plugins!
I know PS will do this too but I always output from Corel and I can work with the halftone style after I create it. PS will probably do this too.
Any other cool or trendy effects anyone is printing lately?

Thanks for all the input!
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: Sbrem on June 19, 2013, 08:41:37 AM
As already shown, it's very easy in PS... if you want finer lines, use a higher line count; experiment some, it's really very quick.


Steve
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: tonypep on June 19, 2013, 10:32:03 AM
SP mag June/July issue pg 16
Title: Re: Another cool effect
Post by: 59Graphix on June 19, 2013, 10:39:05 AM
Thanks Steve, I'm going to try PS next and Thanks Tony, I will check out the article later too!