Vector halftone coreldraw how to#

There are more than one ways to create this effect. Here are also some of my own works with halftones.

For example, Ben Mounsey, his use of halftones is superb. There are many creative ways in which you can use halftones, but the most popular is in drawing retro style images. You know - the one which depicts objects, gradients etc. What we will be talking about here though is not the printing technique but that cool design effect bearing the same name. (If you want to learn more about it - read this article on Wikipedia.) It was first used in 1850 by William Fox Talbot who is considered to be the inventor of halftone printing. In the world of printing and design the word 'halftone' has more than one meaning. So, illustrators from everywhere, gather around! Here we go! After that it will be up to you to find the equivalent technique in your software. If you use other software - you can read only that part of each step - which explains the principle behind it. If you are a Corel user you can read the entire Quick Tip or just the technical part. I will separate the Corel technique from the universal theory behind it. However, the principle described here remains valid for all vector programs.

Let's Begin!ДЄs you can see from the title, the software used in this Quick Tip will be Corel Draw.

Vector halftone coreldraw how to#

In today's Quick Tip you will learn some techniques on how to use vector halftones in your work, and some great tips for both Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. Halftone dots look fantastic in comic illustrations and graphic design.