How To Create Op Art Textures and Patterns Using Photoshop
COLOR THEORY
Techniques
LEARN OP ART &
Creating Op Art Textures in Photoshop
CREATING CHECKERS / BLACK & WHITE TEXTURES
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Open a new page in Photoshop. 5" x 5" 300 dpi
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Set foreground color to white, background to black.
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Go to FILTERS --> SKETCH --> COLOR HALFTONE
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On the right side, choose circle
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Adjust the size and contrast util you get squares
Creating Op Art Textures in Photoshop
USING THE LIQUIFY FILTER EFFECTS
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Open a new page in Photoshop. 5" x 5" 100 dpi
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Find a checkerboard pattern online or create one.
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Go to Filter --> Liquify --> then check out the tools along the left side.
Creating Op Art Textures in Photoshop
CREATING REPEATING PATTERNS
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Once you create a pattern, try out the Offset Filter tool.
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FILTER ---> OTHER ---> OFFSET.
Creating Op Art Textures in Photoshop
CREATING KALEIDOSCOPIC EFFECTS
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USING THE POLAR COORDINATES TOOL
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Once you create a pattern, try out the Polar Coordinates tool.
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FILTER ---> DISTORT ---> POLAR COORDINATES. Play with the range.
