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Some people asked me how to do some "dots" like in this picture: [link] or this one: [link]
Basically, here is my method:

0/ You have your line and crate a new channel (not a layer, a CHANNEL)

1/ choose a color and an opacity for this new channel and paint on it (with grayscales, of course: that's the only thing allowed) as you like...

2/ Here is the result without seeing the line. (for this particular exemple, I painted over the previous sketch I copied/pasted on the new channel, : some reliefs were already marked on it, so...)

3/ cleaning...

4/ Once you have your finished grayscales, you select all, copy, create a new document (it will be in grayscale) and paste on it.

After that you go to Image > Mode > BITMAP

flatten layers? Yes

Then you have to enter specs:

Resolution: raise the Output to 1200 pix/inch
Method: Use Halftone screen and enter.

Halftone screen specs:

Frequency: don't use too much lines/inch, especially for something too be seen on computer

Angle: Don't use 45° nor 90° unless you want something hypnotic. =3

Shape: I use round, but some others can be nice too !

(These are to be tried, before you can feel your own thing with it.
I like to do several channels with different parts of the drawing on, so I can give each of these parts a different frequency/angle... which makes the thing more "loose" and "natural", and can add lisibility etc...)

Then, enter.

You have now a Hi Res Bitmap Halftone that you have to transform in Grayscale again and lower its resolution to the same it had before...

Then select all and copy, then paste it on a new channel on your line document.

5/ There you are.

You have now 2 channels, with the same reliefs but quite different...
You'll have to LOAD the corresponding SELECTIONS to use them with whatever you want to fill these selections with colors, play with layers etc... as usual.

Hoping this is understandable... XP

Have fun !

Description
Some people asked me how to do some "dots" like in this picture: [link] or this one: [link]
Basically, here is my method:

0/ You have your line and crate a new channel (not a layer, a CHANNEL)

1/ choose a color and an opacity for this new channel and paint on it (with grayscales, of course: that's the only thing allowed) as you like...

2/ Here is the result without seeing the line. (for this particular exemple, I painted over the previous sketch I copied/pasted on the new channel, : some reliefs were already marked on it, so...)

3/ cleaning...

4/ Once you have your finished grayscales, you select all, copy, create a new document (it will be in grayscale) and paste on it.

After that you go to Image > Mode > BITMAP

flatten layers? Yes

Then you have to enter specs:

Resolution: raise the Output to 1200 pix/inch
Method: Use Halftone screen and enter.

Halftone screen specs:

Frequency: don't use too much lines/inch, especially for something too be seen on computer

Angle: Don't use 45° nor 90° unless you want something hypnotic. =3

Shape: I use round, but some others can be nice too !

(These are to be tried, before you can feel your own thing with it.
I like to do several channels with different parts of the drawing on, so I can give each of these parts a different frequency/angle... which makes the thing more "loose" and "natural", and can add lisibility etc...)

Then, enter.

You have now a Hi Res Bitmap Halftone that you have to transform in Grayscale again and lower its resolution to the same it had before...

Then select all and copy, then paste it on a new channel on your line document.

5/ There you are.

You have now 2 channels, with the same reliefs but quite different...
You'll have to LOAD the corresponding SELECTIONS to use them with whatever you want to fill these selections with colors, play with layers etc... as usual.

Hoping this is understandable... XP

Have fun !