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Screen Print Halftone Generator
Prepare one-color halftones with LPI, angle, print-width, and DPI controls.
Graphic Design Templates for Print
How to Turn an Image into a Halftone
Upload a photo, shape the halftone pattern in the live preview, and export a PNG at the size your project needs.
Convert Images into Dotted Halftone Effects
Turn portraits, products, pets, illustrations, and photographs into dotted halftone artwork while preserving the light and shadow that make the subject recognizable. The preview translates darker areas into stronger marks and lighter areas into more open detail.
Compare the result with the original before exporting, so the final halftone effect stays clear at the size and contrast your project needs.
Choose the Right Halftone Dot Shape
Change the visual character of the image with merged dots, round dots, ellipses, diamonds, squares, or lines. Choose None when you want a solid two-color treatment without a repeated halftone pattern.
Each shape responds differently to curves, facial detail, gradients, and backgrounds, making it easy to move from a classic newspaper texture to geometric, linear, or graphic artwork.
Control Halftone Detail with LPI and Dot Angle
Use LPI to control how coarse or fine the repeated pattern appears. Lower values create larger, more visible marks; higher values create smaller, denser marks that retain more photographic detail. Dot angle rotates the pattern across the image.
Every adjustment appears in the preview, helping you balance subject clarity, visible texture, and the direction of dots or lines before export.
Customize Colors and Export a Print-Sized PNG
Set the knockout color and background color independently to create classic black and white, white on black, or a custom two-color combination. Use the Mask view to inspect positive and negative areas before finishing the design.
Enter the intended print width and choose 300, 450, or 600 DPI, then export a PNG prepared around the dimensions of your apparel graphic, poster, transfer, or art print.
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Use halftone texture to give photos and graphics a print-focused look across apparel, editorial design, art, and monochrome projects.
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