Pointillize an Image in Photoshop CS6

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Video: Pointillize an Image in Photoshop CS6

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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we are going to show you how to pointillize an image in Photoshop CS6 on Windows 7.

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   To begin, we should have Photoshop open, and either create a new document or open an existing one

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   We should ensure on the right-hand side that we've selected the layer we want to be working with

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   Come up to "Filter" on the menu at the top of the screen

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   Then go down to "Pixelate"

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   Go across and click on "Pointillize"

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   As we can see in our preview, this gives the effect of of a pointillism painting, with the points being the small dots that are made up of the colors

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   We can zoom in with the plus sign at the bottom left corner of the preview image

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   We can also zoom out using the minus sign in the same location

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   We can also select the percentage we want to zoom out or in by clicking on the small arrow next to the number

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   25% will generally show enough of the image to get a good idea of what it will look like.

   

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    Underneath, we can select the "Cell Size", which is on "5" at the moment

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    If we drag further to the right, this will increase the "Cell Size"

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    If we press "OK" to apply this to our canvas, it changes the image quite dramatically

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    If we decide we don't like this and want to step back, we can go to our step back or undo option

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    This is a VisiHow video, and we've just shown you how to pointilise and image on Photoshop CS6 on Windows 7

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    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to add them to the section below, and we'll do our best to get back to you.

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