halftone effect in inkscape
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i've been trying to do a halftone effect in inkscape for awhile now. i was reading the chapter about "tiled clones" in tavjong bah's inkscape guide one day. it showed how color can be used to create a group of stars with different sizes. i didn't think much about it at the time.
that night i had a dream about using this tech to create a halftone effect. when i awoke, i wrote my dream down (i do that a lot). i tried it out in inkscape and it works just fine.
here is what i came up with.
note: the templates can also be made in gimp using it's many gradient features and is actually easier that way.
i hope some find this useful. part two to come...
that night i had a dream about using this tech to create a halftone effect. when i awoke, i wrote my dream down (i do that a lot). i tried it out in inkscape and it works just fine.
here is what i came up with.
note: the templates can also be made in gimp using it's many gradient features and is actually easier that way.
i hope some find this useful. part two to come...
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V. good but v. big svg (for web logo etc) You can do a not-so-tidy version using checkerboard fill and texture filters
see
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see
paddywwoof.deviantart.com/art/…
masonmouseHobbyist General Artist
I don't know if it's because I'm using a newer version of Inkscape (0.48.4) or what, but I didn't have any luck getting this to work until I selected Opacity instead of Color under the first section in the Trace dialogue. Then it worked great. Thanks!
VoaxmasterSpydreHobbyist Digital Artist
THANK YOU!! Just...thank you!! I've been looking for something like this for AGES!
VoaxmasterSpydreHobbyist Digital Artist
Baie goed 
chrono-strifeHobbyist Digital Artist
Great tutorial. I'm surely going to use it!!
altanimatorProfessional Digital Artist
Yay! more effects to tinker~
very helpful!
Hey,
I searched on Google for how to do half tones, and found this one. I have yet to read through it to see it if there's any similarity to the Youtube video I saw. But my question is, was the dream thingy just a joke or or it really happened? I suppose it's a good habit if you really write down your dreams
I searched on Google for how to do half tones, and found this one. I have yet to read through it to see it if there's any similarity to the Youtube video I saw. But my question is, was the dream thingy just a joke or or it really happened? I suppose it's a good habit if you really write down your dreams
Yup, Thanks a lot
Well, I used to read a lot about these things, but laziness prevented me from taking my own habits seriously But, the idea of getting creative things 'out of nowhere' in our heads always interested me 
But, the idea of getting creative things 'out of nowhere' in our heads always interested me 
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