Repeater halftone problem on rasters

[Dazmondo]

@Dazmondo said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

I think the only worry for me is how complex the end result is in regards to the amount of nodes, as there seemed to be a lot of overlapping when I was getting close to something usable.

Would be really handy to post a couple of gifs here--- oh well... here's a link to a couple of gifs detailing my concerns: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HYBexsLQ8O4wyC2O9W7fBu0bzlpWbKAS/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1gPC7fPUUk90oFHlgD6bkjbrlv9c0Q1/view?usp=sharing

The above two gifs show examples of what I hope to achieve at some point in the future, although, the circle line gradient is easily achievable using the blend tool for a simple gradient, but would be handy has an halftone option to use on rasters

This also slows VS to a crawl and when trying to create new gradients on a page, somehow creates multiple gradients, and moving shapes on the page a fraction with the mouse launches them off the artboard

[Dazmondo]

To achieve something like this would be incredible:

I've tried most of the solutions to recreate this sort of thing (without having to do it just using a pen tool) and never been happy with the results I'm guessing it's impossible, but you never know?

[b77]

@Dazmondo This (the dollar scan) is much more complex and because it was done manually, even specialized software like StrokesMaker (very expensive and PC only) can not imitate the slight variations perfectly.

https://www.guard-soft.com/strokes_maker.html (click the 'Gallery' button).

I think an alternative would be dividing the image into sections (forehead, eyes, brows, cheeks, etc), bending and blending lines in different directions for each section then feeding the rasterized versions of each blend object to the Repeater.

I haven't tried it and don't plan to — it's a lot of work, but it might do it.

[b77]

Hmm… there's a StrokesMaker app sold by a Russian guy for 99 USD — not sure if this is related to the one from GuardSoft…

https://www.strokesmaker.com/ (Mac and PC version available)

[Subpath]

@b77

Here a Video Tutorial about how they create those Lines
in this Software.

Youtube Video

[Dazmondo]

@b77 said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

I haven't tried it and don't plan to — it's a lot of work, but it might do it.

I had a try, well started and gave up trying, a splitting a face into sections technique when I first got Vectoraster 3 in 2009 - At the moment I think the repeater would be unable to produce anything close to VR, but who knows, with VS ability to distort and bend vector strokes it may be doable in the future if we get a way to use simple lines in Repeater?

[Dazmondo]

@b77 said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

Hmm… there's a StrokesMaker app sold by a Russian guy for 99 USD — not sure if this is related to the one from GuardSoft…
https://www.strokesmaker.com/ (Mac and PC version available)

Strokesmaker looks like it's probably the closest I've seen to achieving this type of thing but I suspect the really authentic looking art on the site would need a lot of work ---- ACE

[Dazmondo]

@Subpath said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

@b77
Here a Video Tutorial about how they create those Lines
in this Software.
Youtube Video

Wow just watched the video - giving me ideas how to do this in VS --- thanks

[Boldline]

Is there a way to get multiple color results from an imported raster image?

[b77]

@Boldline Export separations with Print to File and open the generated PDFs back in VS, change the black shapes to the correct color for the first three files (C, M, Y) or for the Pantones, and run Repeater on them.

[Boldline]

@b77 Thanks!!!! I am going to try that and get back to you. This is exciting!

[b77]

@VectorStyler Can a pseudo-separation be done using the color adjustment effects, so that each of four duplicates of a color image can have the cyan, the magenta, the yellow and the black separation, and Boldline doesn't need to export separation PDFs for this?

I tried a bit with the available effects but couldn't do it. Maybe I didn't try enough?

[VectorStyler]

@b77 Maybe with the Curves color effect. Create four copies of an image and clump down all but one color channel curve on each.

[Dazmondo]

@Boldline said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

Is there a way to get multiple color results from an imported raster image?

Just had a quick mess around by separating in Affinity, importing into VS and assigning repeater dots --- works great - obviously needs tweaking but opens up a few doors for creating duotones for T-shirts

[b77]

@VectorStyler Nope, tried that. It applies cyan, magenta and yellow where's only black or grey.
Probably because the effect is RGB based (the image was changed to CMYK color mode).

OK, I'll post a solution here if I find an effect that does this.

[Dazmondo]

@Dazmondo said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

Just had a quick mess around by separating in Affinity, importing into VS and assigning repeater dots --- works great - obviously needs tweaking but opens up a few doors for creating duotones for T-shirts

Heres the VS doc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IefoB6blZgPRVzZ6A_7UVgZww0CERITJ/view?usp=sharing

[Subpath]

@Dazmondo said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

Wow just watched the video - giving me ideas how to do this in VS --- thanks

i though it would give us a few ideas

and maybe VectorStyler too

[VectorStyler]

@Dazmondo said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

etched style halftones

There is a larger repeater task planned just after 1.2, so not very soon but soon.

[Boldline]

@b77 said in Repeater halftone problem on rasters:

@Boldline Export separations with Print to File and open the generated PDFs back in VS, change the black shapes to the correct color for the first three files (C, M, Y) or for the Pantones, and run Repeater on them.

@b77 Ok I'm finally trying this but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to most printing setups. I have it set to "print to file" and "separate", but am I supposed to be running it with all 4 CMYK?
Are there other settings I should be adjusting? Thanks for your help!

[b77]

@Boldline That's it — hit OK and you should get one PDFs for each process color (C, M, Y, K).