Creating a Faded Circles Background Create a new layer Fill the background with a color Reset Default Foreground & Background Colors by pressing the 'D' key Enter Quick Mask Mode by pressing the 'Q' key Select the Gradient Tool Pick the Foreground to Background gradient Fill the mask with the gradient side to side Use the filter Pixelate/Color Halftone.. using the default values Exit Quick Mask Mode by pressing the 'Q' key Fill the selection using either color Deselect all << Back