: How do I make a drop shadow with a halftone effect? I have already tried doing with Drop Shadow settings and i could only produce a black smudged shadow, not the spotted one. Look at this

@Ann6370331

Start with a normal Drop Shadow. Play a little with the settings (Don’t forget to use Spread).


Right-click the Effect Layer and select Create Layer (Ignore any warning dialogue).



Merge the new Drop Shadow layer with your white background (Or create a Smart Object from them). If you like you can tweak the shadow a little bit with Curves or Levels to make the core of the shadow darker.

Now Select Filter > Pixelate > Color Halftone. The first input box controls the size of the dots. Fill the rest of them with the same value to get a b/w halftone effect instead of a colored one.



If you worked with Smart Objects, you can now still change the settings a little bit to get a better result.

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