How to Make Color Halftones
Color halftones are an effect on images in which a series of dots are evenly spaced but of varying sizes -- your eyes then blend the dots into an image. These dots can be different colors to create an image. You can create color halftones in graphics software like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro and GIMP, but it is preferable to create color halftones in Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics program, because using color halftones as vectors -- geometrical images -- is easier because color halftones are geometric, according to Vec Tips.
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Instructions
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Gradient, Blend and Gradient Mesh Halftones
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Select the gradient, blend or gradient mesh you want to make into a halftone using the selection tool.
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Click the "Effects" menu.
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Select "Pixelate," then "Color Halftone."
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Set the "Max Radius" to 20. If you do not like the way it looks, adjust the slider until the preview is satisfactory.
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Select "Object."
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Select "Expand Appearance." In the box, change the "Mode" to the color you want the halftone to be. Set the "Max Colors" to the number of colors you are using. Set the "Path Filtering" to 1 pixel and the "Corner Angle" to 1. Check the box next to "Ignore White."
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Click on "Expand" under the Control Panel.
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Click "File," then select "Save" to save your color halftone.
Photo Halftone
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Click "File," then "Open." Select the photo of which you want to create a halftone and select "Open."
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Click "Edit," then "Edit Colors" and select "Convert to Grayscale" only if you want to make a halftone of a black and white photo.
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Click "Effects." Select "Pixelate," then "Color Halftone."
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Set the "Max Radius" to 20. If you do not like the way it looks, adjust the slider until the preview is satisfactory.
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Select "Object."
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Select "Expand Appearance." In the box, change the "Mode" to the color you want the halftone to be. Set the "Max Colors" to the number of colors you are using. Set the "Path Filtering" to 1 pixel and the "Corner Angle" to 1. Check the box next to "Ignore White."
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Click on "Expand" under the Control Panel.
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Click "File," then select "Save" to save your color halftone.
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