Another favorite request is "How do I make comic tones in Photoshop"...the reason I've stayed away from this one is that a) there's so many variables it's nearly impossible to say "here's how you do it" and have it work everytime. b) If you were really going to print you would be working at resolutions of 600dpi or higher which is quite the hit to your memory and processor.

This technique I'll show you is just for "mimic-manga" purposes. Don't actually use this for production....buy some tones from www.animegamersusa.com

Step 1: Fill an area

Create a new greyscale document big enough to cover the area of the art we will be transferring this halftone to. Fill it with 75% grey

Step 2: Run the halftone filter



Go to Filter>Sketch>Halftone pattern
Use these settings

Step 3: Threshold

If your dots look a little grey. Choose
Mode> Adjust> Threshold

Slide the slide over till the image is black and white only

Step 4: Blurry

Apply a gaussian blur. Play with the settings..I used a .8 pixel blur...you may need less or more depending on the size of your picture.

Why the blur? This will help us make the pattern look less like a checkerboard.

Dark Dots

Open the levels dialog box by hitting ctrl+L. Drag the 3 arrows next to each other in the position shown. Here's the results:

Medium Dots

Open the levels dialog box by hitting ctrl+L. Drag the 3 arrows next to each other in the position shown. Here's the results:

Light Dots

Open the levels dialog box by hitting ctrl+L. Drag the 3 arrows next to each other in the position shown. Here's the results: