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What is pointilism and how to apply the pointilism technique to photographs.

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Handy Tip : Pointilism is another form of art through photography manipulation that produces a different visual experience for the viewer.

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fig 1What is pointilism?

Pointilism is the technique of representing the shadows and highlights of a picture using dots. This psp pointilism tutorial shows you how to make a photograph into a pointilism image.

 

 

fig 2STEP 1

Open up a photo you would like to change.

 



 

fig 3STEP 2

Add a little Noise Filter Effect to make the image grainy.

Effects || Noise || Add

Noise = 15 %
Uniform = Checked



 



fig 4STEP 3

Sharpen the image to give it more grain.

This image has had the "Sharpen More" filter applied 3 times. Your image may not need to be sharpened as much.

Effects || Sharpen || Sharpen More

 

fig 5STEP 4

Decrease the colors to 2 colors.

Colors || Decrease Color Depth || 2 Colors (1 Bit)

 

 

 

There you have a finished Pointilised image.

fig 6

 
 
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