Halftone question

I was wondering if anybody knows any tricks for using low res (google images) for making halftones?

I looked around on some other threads but really did see anything about this quetion.

what’s the lowest res image you’ve ever used and had print alright?

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   Randomentity said 5 months ago

   there’s a program called VectoRaster, it turns raster images into eps halftones. Email me

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   volatile v said 5 months ago

   Randomentity said: there’s a program called VectoRaster, it turns raster images into eps halftones. Email me

   What if you have Windows?

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   godsloadedsociety said 5 months ago

   VolatileVisionaire said:

   Randomentity said: there’s a program called VectoRaster, it turns raster images into eps halftones. Email me

   What if you have Windows?

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   edword said 5 months ago

   I’ve used flash "trace bitmap" with mixed results.

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   volatile v said 5 months ago

   Whenever I trace at relatively closed to high detail it flips the hell out and freezes.

   Plus, it doesn’t do halftones, at least that I’m aware of.

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   eyes and i said 5 months ago

   I’m in need of guidance regarding half-tones as well. Och.

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   Randomentity said 5 months ago

   godsloadedsociety said:

   VolatileVisionaire said:

   Randomentity said: there’s a program called VectoRaster, it turns raster images into eps halftones. Email me

   What if you have Windows?

   
   try copying the layer in photoshop, desaturating it, and running the color halftone filter on it.

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   volatile v said 5 months ago

   Word, then select it and turn it into a work path or something? Just to get the ability to scale it.

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   Randomentity said 5 months ago

   exactly

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    volatile v said 5 months ago

    Alright, cool beans. Thanks dude, I’ll give it a shot then later on.

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    Randomentity said 5 months ago

    try using this.
    right click and save.

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    edword said 5 months ago

    Randomentity said: try using this. right click and save.

    Is it a mac program I’m on windows

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    Randomentity said 5 months ago

    oh, well then that’s worthless.

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    edword said 5 months ago

    I have a mac at work maybe I’ll try it out on monday

    thanks for try

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    cajun metal said 5 months ago

    Lookit, I’d suggest using non-google i.e. copyrighted images in the first place but barring that you can take most images that are relatively lo-res and once they’re converted to bitmaps enlarge them to the size you need without worry.
    You’ll want to convert the image to greyscale first in order to make it a bitmap. When you convert it select the halftone option.
    You’ll want a frequency of 55 lines/inch and a 21 degree angle. Make sure the shape is an elipse. Thats what we use at work although the printer we use to print films has its own halftoning. Hope that helps

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    edword said 5 months ago

    cajun metal said: Lookit, I’d suggest using non-google i.e. copyrighted images in the first place but barring that you can take most images that are relatively lo-res and once they’re converted to bitmaps enlarge them to the size you need without worry. You’ll want to convert the image to greyscale first in order to make it a bitmap. When you convert it select the halftone option. You’ll want a frequency of 55 lines/inch and a 21 degree angle. Make sure the shape is an elipse. Thats what we use at work although the printer we use to print films has its own halftoning. Hope that helps

    I hear you on copyrights. Ill try those settings out thanks.

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    godsloadedsociety said 5 months ago

    someone needs to write up a sick tutorial on halftones, as well as other processes for the resources section. i’m at such a loss with certain terms and ways of going about things.

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    jimiyo said 5 months ago

    theres a video in the resources section about halftones yo...

    #2 video

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    eyes and i said 5 months ago

    Rasterbator

    Just found it.. exports images to .pdf’s in whatever size you wish, so far it’s working nicely.

    It’s a .exe, I just ran it; no problems.

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    edword said 5 months ago

    eyes and i said: Rasterbator Just found it.. exports images to .pdf’s in whatever size you wish, so far it’s working nicely. It’s a .exe, I just ran it; no problems.

    rasterbator hahaha

    thanks i’ll try it out.

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    cajun metal said 5 months ago

    godsloadedsociety said: someone needs to write up a sick tutorial on halftones, as well as other processes for the resources section. i’m at such a loss with certain terms and ways of going about things.

    What are some of the terms and ways you’re talking about, I’m more than willing to help out where I can.

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    AndrewOliv said 5 months ago

    I use rastorbastor.. its pretty elite for making huge wallpaper scenes.

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    eyes and i said 5 months ago

    I have to say, after only using it twenty minutes, this program is pretty Ace.

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    cajun metal said 5 months ago

    eyes and i said: I have to say, after only using it twenty minutes, this program is pretty Ace.

    tell me more

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    eyes and i said 5 months ago

    
    
    
    Detail of face zoomed in at 66%
    
    Edit: erm, right click and view to see proper detail

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    Randomentity said 5 months ago

    oooooh i totally forgot about rasterbator, sorry guys!!

    this is a halftone created from my sci-fi epic piece. all the original pieces were internet finds.
    

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    eyes and i said 5 months ago

    ahaha i love it

    dinosaurs and guns are the quintessence of cool

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    danny organs said 5 months ago

    I scale whatever image I want halftones to the size I want the finished product in PS, then I convert it to grayscale, then bitmap image, choose halftone, play with the settings.

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    Randomentity said 5 months ago

    eyes and i said: ahaha i love it dinosaurs and guns are the quintessence of cool

    too bad you weren’t around for the first tee-off, i might have gotten up to 8 votes. sigh

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    MICHAEL SHANTZ said 5 months ago

    i halftone tiny googled images an they turn out fine

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    cajun metal said 5 months ago

    Diesel said: I scale whatever image I want halftones to the size I want the finished product in PS, then I convert it to grayscale, then bitmap image, choose halftone, play with the settings.

    exactly, I don’t know why ya’ll are even messing around with a seperate program for this...

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    edword said 5 months ago

    rasterbator is pretty neat I’ll play more with it later.

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    cajun metal said 5 months ago

    edword said: rasterbator is pretty neat I’ll play more with it later.

    I bet *say no more say no more*

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    godmachine said 5 months ago

    doing it in photoshop- can you halftone the layer you want on the same canvas as everything else or do you have to take it to a seperate canvas? thanks

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    jimiyo said 5 months ago

    Godmachine said: doing it in photoshop- can you halftone the layer you want on the same canvas as everything else or do you have to take it to a seperate canvas? thanks

    you can just copy into clipboard, then undo a couple steps before the conversion, and then paste

    so no.. although sometimes i open a new one, just to keep separated, and if i need to tweak

    **** cold prickly comment deleted

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    godmachine said 5 months ago

    all i know about photoshop is what i use- a brush and layers and thats it. It would be nice to have sme other possibilities. Most of you would laugh at how little I know about photoshop and computers in general e.g. what is clipboard?

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    jimiyo said 5 months ago

    CTRL-C

    copy. when you copy, the info goes into whats referred to as clipboard.

    the paste. CTRL-V

    i send you something in email. keeeep secret!

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    edword said 5 months ago

    eyes and i said: Rasterbator Just found it.. exports images to .pdf’s in whatever size you wish, so far it’s working nicely. It’s a .exe, I just ran it; no problems.

    rasterbator is cool man thanks for pointing me to it!

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    eyes and i said 5 months ago

    edword said:

    eyes and i said: Rasterbator Just found it.. exports images to .pdf’s in whatever size you wish, so far it’s working nicely. It’s a .exe, I just ran it; no problems.

    rasterbator is cool man thanks for pointing me to it!

    Yeah man, I’m glad I found it myself! Goodluck!

    Godmachine said: all i know about photoshop is what i use- a brush and layers and thats it. It would be nice to have sme other possibilities. Most of you would laugh at how little I know about photoshop and computers in general e.g. what is clipboard?

    I already had immense respect for you and your work, now it’s immeasurable!

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    nate gonz said 4 months ago

    im wondering why my halftones always look like shit
    im working at 600 dpi and my halftone dots are just shitty looking always

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    sblake said 4 months ago

    55 dot is the industry standard in screen printing as the smallest you should go. PersionAlly I like a bigger dot like 35 with an angle of 22.5! Angles are important you got to remember a screen in itself is a pattern so if you dots and the screen conflict you will get moiré! Ugly moiré!

    Open file in photoshop> convert to grayscale> adjust levels> convert to bitmap tif> plug in your dot/angle settings! Remember a bitmap is designed to be a small filesize so it will display as if it is all baggy and lowers. Print it out at actual size to see what of really looks like.

    You can also place your bitmap tif into illustrator and change the colour of it for mocking up purposes. Save for web will give you a realistic preview of how it will look printed!

    I’m typeing this on my phone so umma stop now!

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    nate gonz said 4 months ago

    haha well i mean i know this much but most the times my halftone "dots" turn into jagged shapes
    i’ve experimented a million times
    also when i do it to images it doesn’t look right either

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    nate gonz said 4 months ago

    

    

    and playing with settings

    

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    Randomentity said 4 months ago

    yeah that’s pretty much happened when i use photoshop to do it.

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