Scanlines Tutorial - Adobe Photoshop - Game Signatures - Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Rusty · 05-31-2008, 07:47 PM

Well Scanlines are a Popular Pattern used as Background to Finish off a Signature and am sure you'v saw what they look like but your probaly wondering How Do You Create Scanlines? Well i'll show you how i Create Mine.

So First off Create a New Document with the Size set as 3x3 Pixels and Click Ok.

Now You obviously want to make your Document Bigger so go to [ View > Fit On Screen ], after you've done that grab your Pen Tool and Make sure the Color Is Black and do what i did Below.

Great! Your Nearly there so lets Define our Pattern so click [ Edit > Define Pattern ], and Name it and Click Ok. Right now you'd want to test your New Scanlines out so lets grab our Signature (If you already Made one Beforehand) and slap on teh Scanlines.

Ooh Yeah if you don't know where to go to add your Scanlines Right Click your Layer then go to Blending Options then Pattern overlay and select your Scanlines Obviously reducing the Opacity till it suits you.

My Result Using a Signature i created for SOTW #3

Shawn · 05-31-2008, 08:52 PM

Usually its 6 x 6 pixels but doesnt matter

Rusty · 05-31-2008, 09:18 PM

I use 3x3, but you can use 6x6 if you want.

Anthony · 06-01-2008, 04:08 AM

scanlines is a popular one

thanks for the tutorial Theodore, congrats on SOTW3!

Rusty · 06-01-2008, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SureFireXtc

scanlines is a popular one

thanks for the tutorial Theodore, congrats on SOTW3!

Thanks Again.

Hope this Tut helps People who are new to Scanlines.

9r2e5i3k · 06-01-2008, 05:07 PM

I rather use a 500x100 scanline picture put in as an object (all you PS users, read: layer). Then I can put some objects under the scanlines and some infront of them. If the sig is transparent - I just cut off the unneeded parts.

Malcom · 06-02-2008, 10:57 AM

hey thx fo dis tut..i needed it..

05-31-2008, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rusty GS Advanced Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK - Scotland Posts: 160	Scanlines Tutorial - Adobe Photoshop Well Scanlines are a Popular Pattern used as Background to Finish off a Signature and am sure you'v saw what they look like but your probaly wondering How Do You Create Scanlines? Well i'll show you how i Create Mine. So First off Create a New Document with the Size set as 3x3 Pixels and Click Ok. Now You obviously want to make your Document Bigger so go to [ View > Fit On Screen ], after you've done that grab your Pen Tool and Make sure the Color Is Black and do what i did Below. Great! Your Nearly there so lets Define our Pattern so click [ Edit > Define Pattern ], and Name it and Click Ok. Right now you'd want to test your New Scanlines out so lets grab our Signature (If you already Made one Beforehand) and slap on teh Scanlines. Ooh Yeah if you don't know where to go to add your Scanlines Right Click your Layer then go to Blending Options then Pattern overlay and select your Scanlines Obviously reducing the Opacity till it suits you. My Result Using a Signature i created for SOTW #3 __________________ SOTW#1 Winner SOTW #3 Winner Last edited by Rusty; 05-31-2008 at 07:51 PM.

05-31-2008, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shawn GS Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 65	Usually its 6 x 6 pixels but doesnt matter __________________

05-31-2008, 09:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rusty GS Advanced Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK - Scotland Posts: 160	I use 3x3, but you can use 6x6 if you want. __________________ SOTW#1 Winner SOTW #3 Winner

06-01-2008, 05:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
9r2e5i3k GS Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 66	I rather use a 500x100 scanline picture put in as an object (all you PS users, read: layer). Then I can put some objects under the scanlines and some infront of them. If the sig is transparent - I just cut off the unneeded parts. __________________ * Active again. * I don't use Adobe PhotoShop. I use Corel PHOTO-Paint 8. *** Need help with cut-outs or alpha/transparency? Just ask me :P

06-02-2008, 10:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Malcom GS Amateur Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 35	hey thx fo dis tut..i needed it.. __________________

06-01-2008, 04:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Anthony Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 278	scanlines is a popular one thanks for the tutorial Theodore, congrats on SOTW3!

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