Tutorial
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1)Lines.
a)Open a new 7x7 pixels,(res:72)transparent image and zoom all the way in.
b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.
c)Go back to your 7x7 document and make this:
d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it lines.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like (haha Nacho Libre!)
2)Squares
a)make a 9x9 transparent document,(res:72) zoom all the way in.
b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.
c)go back to your document and make this:
d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it squares.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like:
3)Grids
a)make a 9x9 transparent document,(res:72) zoom all the way in.
b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.
c)go back to your document and make this:
d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it grids.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like:
Ofcourse theres lots of other things you can do, just experiment with shapes and colors.Have fun!
a)Open a new 7x7 pixels,(res:72)transparent image and zoom all the way in.

b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.

c)Go back to your 7x7 document and make this:

d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it lines.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like (haha Nacho Libre!)

2)Squares
a)make a 9x9 transparent document,(res:72) zoom all the way in.
b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.

c)go back to your document and make this:

d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it squares.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like:

3)Grids
a)make a 9x9 transparent document,(res:72) zoom all the way in.
b)Make sure your colors are set to default.Select the Pencil tool and set it at 1px.

c)go back to your document and make this:

d)Then go to edit>>define pattern.Name it grids.Open a random pic, make a new layer.Go to edit>>fill>>pattern and choose your pattern.Lower the opacity a little and heres what it'll look like:

Ofcourse theres lots of other things you can do, just experiment with shapes and colors.Have fun!
Tutorial Comments
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u can use 'overlay'instead of changing the opacity. ^^ it'll become prettier.
By snowblossom on Sep 5, 2009 11:44 pm
ahhhhhhhhh!!! help when i zoom in it stays like a white blank backround and its transparent and square pixel..help!
By bethebullet1 on Jul 21, 2009 6:52 pm
this is awesoooome!
By xfelony on Apr 6, 2008 5:48 pm
awesoooome! [=
By xfelony on Mar 30, 2008 9:10 pm
Thanks so much for this tutorial.Am new to photoshop & was wondering how to get the same effects i was doing in psp ;)
By soursherbert on Jan 25, 2008 4:10 am
that's amazing, i've been wanting to do this for the longest time. :]]] thanks bunches.
By emolo45 on Aug 24, 2007 5:40 pm
THATS FUN.
By ShaBen on Jul 2, 2007 3:20 pm
thanks. iv'e been looking for a tutorial like this. :]
By x cHiNiTa on Jul 24, 2006 1:59 pm
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