I am a novice Photoshop user trying to apply a halftone effect to a
photo using photoshop.  The effect I'm looking for is similar to the
one used on the photo in the background of the Panera Bread website
(www.panerabread.com).

I am looking for a step-by-step guide to applying the effect.

More information:
* I assume that the source photo is changed to greyscale at some point
in the process.  I require the additional step of adding a color back
to the image (as the orange shade is added back to the panera bread
example).

* Like the Panera photo, this effect will generally be applied to
images with a dominant foreground and neutral background (in case that
matters).

* I have access to Photoshop CS but would like to be able to apply the
technique using earlier versions of Photoshop.

Thanks for your help.

Hi there,

If you're using PS CS, you can choose the Filter --> Sketch -->
Halftone pattern to experiement.

I remember seeing a tutorial some time ago that used alpha channels to
create a half-tone dot effect, but I can't find it on the web, now.

One possible way to simulate the effect is to scan a halftone image
with flat color and add that as a layer to your document in PS. Then
use various blending modes and opacities to apply it to your image
(Screen, Multiply, Vivid Light, etc. in the layers palette).

HTH,

Font9a

Try one of this:

http://www.photoshoplab.com/tutorial_Halftone-Mania.html

http://www.lunareclipse.net/halftone.htm

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/cb/halftone.html

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