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    TIP - Halftone Generator - Bitmap to Vector graphics (.SVG)

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      Subpath @Boldline
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      @Boldline
      gladly

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        Subpath
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        By the way, you can also control the halftone grid
        with a simple color gradient.

        0_1637569430116_Halftone-Test.png

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          Boldline @Subpath
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          @Subpath What method are you using to create this? Are they actual halftones or just display as such within VS? I assume I could print it as halftones natively within VS. If I need it to be pure vector halftones that could be opened and used in another vector app, I would still need to convert them to vector

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            Subpath
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            Hi @Boldline

            1
            I created the grayscale gradient in Affinity Designer.
            Then exported it as a .PNG and uploaded it to the Halftone Generator page.

            halftone generator

            2
            On the left side above at Shapes various settings can be made.
            Choose there what you like. Also try Shape Distances.

            3
            And then on the top right side it says "Download".
            Click on it, a menu appears and choose Download .SVG.
            Then you can download the whole thing as a pure vector graphic.
            ( The File is call halftone.svg )
            ( The Rasters are Vector Objects! No need to vectorize. )

            Experiment a little with different gradients.

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            CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
            GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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              Boldline
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              @Subpath said in TIP - Halftone Generator - Bitmap to Vector graphics (.SVG):

              By the way, you can also control the halftone grid
              with a simple color gradient.

              0_1637569430116_Halftone-Test.png
              @Subpath Ok - thanks for explaining the steps. I initially was not sure when you mentioned being able to control the halftone grid, if this was something inside VS or you were elaborating on the Halftone generator from Adobe. I get it now.

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                Subpath
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                Found another Trick, this time with blurred Text.
                This Tip whas originaly from a Inkscape Video
                but i decide to try it with Affinity Designer.
                ( for the Video look at my Post below )

                1. Type Text in Affinity Designer
                  convert it to Curves.

                2. Put a Gaussian Blur Effect over the Text
                  and export it as .PNG.

                3. Upload the .PNG File to the Halftone Generator
                  and play with Shapes and Shape Distance.

                4. Download and save the Result as .SVG

                Here my Examples
                0_1637660517609_Text-Halftone-2.png

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                  Subpath
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                  Here is the original Inkscape video for anyone interested.
                  Its from Logos By Nick.

                  Halftone Text in Inkscape

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                    b77 @Subpath
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                    You guys do know that VectorStyler has plenty of effects, including Gaussian Blur? Not really needed to prepare the image for Vectoraster in another app β€” just…

                    • write the text in VS with the Text tool (shortcut: T);
                    • apply the effect (Effects menu > Blur > Gaussian Blur);
                    • with the text still selected, choose File > Export;
                    • choose 'Selected Objects' from the 'Source' menu;
                    • choose PNG from the Format menu;
                    • click 'OK' to export.

                    Then upload the generated image to the online Halftone Generator, or import it in Vectoraster.

                    Here's a quick video: https://recordit.co/wKajO3Yk1s

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                      Subpath @b77
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                      @b77

                      Yes, I know that, so I don't really need that explanation.
                      But i choose for my Example to go with Affinity Designer
                      for different Reasons to make this post.

                      But thank you for your Info.

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                      GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                        b77 @Subpath
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                        @Subpath said in TIP - Halftone Generator - Bitmap to Vector graphics (.SVG):

                        @b77

                        Yes, I know that, so I don't really need that explanation.

                        Maybe beginners will. πŸ™‚

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                          Boldline @Subpath
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                          @Subpath I appreciate the tips and ideas and want to see more of them for sure. I am glad that you are sharing them and I am going to try that one out. I own AD as well and it's nice to have options.
                          I do agree with @b77 that tips and tutorials on the VS forum should prioritize using VS as much as possible to achieve the result or if not, be an workaround to something VS lacks.
                          My excitement about a tips section inside the VS forum would be to better explore and use VS. That said, I wouldn't mind if you mentioned in the tip that the task could also be accomplished in Designer, etc.

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                            Subpath
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                            As I said above, I used Affinity Designer only to create this post.
                            Ok, I could have mentioned this can also be done in VS or vice versa.

                            My intention was only to show the method. No matter what
                            program you then use to achieve these effects

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                              Boldline @Subpath
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                              @Subpath Keep sharing cool tips!

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                                Subpath @Boldline
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                                @Boldline

                                will do it πŸ™‚

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                                  VectorStyler @Subpath
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                                  @Subpath Repeaters in 1.1.002 can be used to create many of these halftone types.

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                                    Subpath @VectorStyler
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                                    @vectoradmin

                                    I know it allready πŸ™‚
                                    play a bit with the Repeater, like it πŸ‘

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