how do you create this dithered pixel effect?

Question

hey guys really need to figure out how this image was created...

firstly was it done in photoshop? if so with what techniques? i tried using indexed colour in the image>mode, with palette>uniform, dither>pattern but still didnt get the high quality that these guys got. i tried saving as a gif/png with pattern option selected in photoshop and illustrator, still did'nt succeed. Was this done using pixelbender? or some type of plugin? anyhow, really need to figure this out. appreciate any help you guys can provide. thanks.

Noel Carboni · Accepted Answer

It took some experimentation but I was able to emulate that look by working at 400% of final size, and using the Filter - Pixelate - Color Halftone filter applied on a grayscale layer, inverted, and mixed with the underlying layers using Overlay.

Here's a small part of what the Color Halftone Filter generated at 45 degrees, 6 pixels radius:

Here's a PSD file where you can see how I mixed it in detail:

http://Noel.ProDigitalSoftware.com/ForumPosts/ColorHalftoneDemo.psd

-Noel

conroy · Answer

.Here's an attempt at the dither pattern. The colour layer is overlayed with a black and white Bayer 8x8 dither in Overlay mode at 40% opacity. Click on the images to see the dither pattern without forum downsampling.Link to the dither plug-in: http://www.ximagic.com/g_index.htmlEdit: added link to the dither plug-in.

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