Halftone Effect
Recreate the dotted look of newspapers, comics and screen printing. Choose dots, lines, colour dots or a full CMYK print effect.
Showing a sample photo. Upload your own to edit it.
How to use Halftone Effect
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Add your photo
Drop, paste or choose a photo. A sample photo is shown until you add yours.
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Adjust the halftone effect
The halftone effect is already selected. Fine-tune the settings and intensity, and compare before and after.
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Download
Save in full resolution as JPG, PNG or WEBP, or stack more effects first.
The classic print look
Halftone is how printers reproduce photos with ink: tones become dots of different sizes. Big dots read as dark areas and small dots as light areas. It is a favourite for pop-art, posters, comics and retro designs.
Four styles
- Dots: one ink colour on paper, with any colours you like.
- Lines: engraved-style lines that get thicker in the shadows.
- Colour dots: dots that keep the original colours.
- CMYK print: four overlapping cyan, magenta, yellow and black dot screens at classic printing angles.
Set the dot size and angle, then download in full resolution. Large dot sizes give a bold graphic look; small ones look like a real print.
Looking for other looks? The full Photo Filters & Effects tool has 17 effects you can combine.