Dot patterns are a great way to add texture and interest to your designs, and they’re easy to create in Photoshop! Here’s how:
1.Create a new layer and fill it with a solid color. This will be the background for your pattern.
2.Choose the Ellipse Tool (U) from the Toolbar and set your Foreground color to black. Then click and drag out a small circle on your canvas.
3.Press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the circle layer. Rename this layer “Dot.”
4.With the “Dot” layer selected, go to Edit > Transform > Scale and resize the circle so it’s smaller than the first one. Then press Enter or Return to apply the transformation.
5.Press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) again to create another copy of the “Dot” layer. Resize this one so it’s even smaller than the last one, and press Enter or Return to apply the transformation.
6.Continue duplicating and resizing the “Dot” layer until you have a row of five or six circles, graduated in size from large to small.
7.Now we’re going to create another row of dots, offset from the first row. Select all of the “Dot” layers in the Layers panel and press Ctrl+E (Windows) / Command+E (Mac) to merge them into one layer. This will make it easier to move them around without accidentally moving individual dots.
8.With the merged “Dot” layer selected, go to Edit > Transform > Move and use your arrow keys to nudge the dots down and to the right, so they’re offset from the first row.
9.Press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the offset “Dot” layer, and then use the Move Tool (V) to position it below the first row of dots.
10.Repeat steps 9-10 until you have a second row of offset dots beneath the first row.
Creating Dot Patterns in Photoshop
How Do I Create a Dot Pattern in Photoshop?
To create a dot pattern in Photoshop, start by creating a new layer and filling it with a solid color. Then, choose the Ellipse Tool from the Toolbar and set your Foreground color to black before clicking and dragging out a small circle on your canvas.
Next, press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the circle layer before renaming it “Dot.” With the “Dot” layer selected, go to Edit > Transform > Scale and resize the circle so it’s smaller than the first one before pressing Enter or Return to apply the transformation.
Press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) again to create another copy of the “Dot” layer before resizing this one so it’s even smaller than the last one – then press Enter or Return once more to apply the transformation.
Duplicate and resize the “Dot” layer until you have a row of five or six circles that are graduated in size from large to small.
To create another row of offset dots beneath the first row, select all of the “Dot” layers in the Layers panel before pressing Ctrl+E (Windows) / Command+E (Mac) to merge them into one layer.
With the merged “Dot” layer still selected, go to Edit > Transform > Move before using your arrow keys to nudge the dots down and slightly to the right.
Finally, press Ctrl+J (Windows) / Command+J (Mac) once more time to duplicate the newly positioned “Dot” layer – then use the Move Tool found in your Toolbar to position it below the first row of dots.
Repeat these steps until you have created a second row of offset dots that is beneath your first row – et voila! You’ve successfully created a dot pattern in Photoshop!
