Halftone

Halftone is a new concept plugin that generates halftones by arranging basic shapes called "dots" and applying original "effectors" to them.

It can of course be used in the same way as conventional halftones, but "effectors" open up a new world of expressive power to enhance your creativity.

Main Features of Halftone

Freely control dots with original effectors. (Up to three effectors are supported.)
Reproduce various pointillism patterns using custom maps.
Random parameters are ideal for motion graphics.
The range of expressions that can be created is infinite. Create new images with your sensibility.
Extract colors from custom maps and reflect them in the dot colors. ver 1.5

Main Functionality

Basic dot drawing — You can set the dot shapes, colors, aspect ratios, angles, opacities, positioning intervals, etc. You can also give random values to each setting.

Effectors — You can apply 3 types of effects: absolute value, ratio, and value offset to dot size, aspect ratio, rotation, and opacity.

Custom maps — You can specify any layer as the effector strength map. The effector strength is 1.0 for the white parts of the map and 0 for the black parts. For color, the effector strength is the product of the brightness and opacity.

New in Version 1.5 — You can now extract the colors in the custom map and reflect them in the dot colors. In addition, tiling and fitting functionality has been added for custom maps.

Sample Videos

Halftone Concept Video

A sample using Halftone as the main focus. The fireball graphics use PathStroke, and the explosion graphics use FocusLines as custom maps.

ComicStyle Concept Video

A sample using the whole ComicStyle product. The effects are used in the following order: SpeedLines, FocusLines, Halftone, PathStroke.

Basic Dot Animation

A sample created using only the basic parameters for setting dots. You can create effective animations even with just the basic dot settings.

Applying Effectors version 1.5

An example applying effectors. The effectors affect the sizes, colors, rotations, and aspect ratios of the basic dots.

Pointillistic Expression

A sample of pointillistic expression using custom maps. You can create pointillistic images by loading your favorite materials as custom maps. By adjusting the dot shapes and effector settings, you can achieve various effects such as halftone dots and pixel art. Also, in version 1.5, you can now apply the colors in the custom map to the dots.