Lichtenstein Ben Day Dots Comic Project

What is POP Art

Step 1:

• Pick an image from your own work or online
  • The image should not have a lot of  distractions in the background
• Must be high resolution (1000 pixels or higher)

Step 2:

Step 3b:

• Double Click on Layer Copy 1
  • Rename Color Halfton

Step 4:

• Click the Eye OFF on Color Halfton layer

Step 5:

• Click on Poster Edges on Layers
  • Go to Filter
    • Filter Gallery

Step 6:

• Click and Open Artistic folder
  • Select Poster Edges
    • Edge Thickness: 2
    •  Edge Intensity: 1
    • Posterization:  2
      • OK.

Step 8:

• Right click on the Rectangular  tool
  • Select the Elliptical Tool

Step 9:

• Make sure the following setting are selected
  • Fill:  White
    • Stroke:  white box with line through it

Step 10:

• Catch Light is a small white section that shows in the eye when light hits it
  • Draw a small circle anywhere in the eye
    • DO NOT make it to big!

Step 11:

• Click on the layer Elipse 1
  • Click  Control J
    • This will duplicate the catch light layer

Step 12:

• Click layer Ellipse 1 Copy
  • Select the Move Tool
    • Click on the small white circle you made

Step 13:

• Move the circle to the other eye

Step 14:

• Click the Eye on layer  Color Halfton

Step 15:

• Go to
  •  Filter
    • Pixelate
      • Color Halftone

Step 16:

• Return to Layers
  • Change Normal
    • Soft Light

• Click the Eye OFF on the Background Layer

• Right click on Posters Edges
  • Choose Merge Visble

Step 19:

• Double Click on Posters Edge layer
  • The Layer Style Box will open
    • Click Stroke

Step 20:

• Click on Color
  • Change to White

Step 21:

• Size:  23 pixels
  • Position:   Inside
    • Blend Mode:  Normal
      • Opacity:  100%. 
        • DO NOT click OK

Step 22:

• Click on
  • Inner Glow
    • Color: Black

Step 23:

• Blend Mode:   Normal

Step 24:

• Opacity:  100%
  • Choke:  100%,
    • Size :  25 pixels
      • OK

•   Save one of the Thought Bubbles to the computer

• File
  • Place Embedded
    • Choice the Thought Bubble you just saved

Step 27:

• The Thought Bubble will show up in the middle of the project
  • To make the bubble Smaller or Bigger
    • Click on one of the corners and change the size

Step 28:

• Select the Text Box Tool
  • Draw a Text Box over the Thought Bubble

Step 29:

• Type in a Word or Short Phrase to go with your image………get creative……must be appropriate

Step 29: