Turns the layer into a half tone image, as used in traditional black and white newspaper print. Halftone uses a grid of dots to reproduce the image, varying the size or spacing of the dots to depict tonal changes.
You can adjust the composition of the half tone dots.
- Preset: Choose from one of the built-in presets to immediately replicate a specific half tone look.
- Resolution: Defines the number of dots which will be used to represent the image, horizontally.
- Angle: Sets the angle of each vertical line of dots.
- Dot Color: Choose a color for the dots. You can use the eyedropper to choose a color from the layer, or click the swatch to open a color picker and choose any color you prefer. You can also manually enter the color values for the red, green, and blue channels.
- Background Color: Choose a color for the spaces between the dots. You can use the eyedropper to choose a color from the layer, or click the swatch to open a color picker and choose any color you prefer. You can also manually enter the color values for the red, green, and blue channels.
- Shift X: Shifts the grid of dots along the horizontal axis. Positive values move the dots right, negative values move them left.
- Shift Y: Shifts the grid of dots along the vertical axis. Positive values move the dots up, negative values move them down.
- Offset: Shifts the overall brightness of the entire image. Positive values brighten, negative values darken.
- Smooth Source: Applies a pre-blur of the layer before converting it to half-tone, thereby softening the details.