Apply Halftone effects

Use the Halftone effects that include Circular, Hatched, Line, Dot and CMYK effects to apply various dot or line patterns.

1. Select a layer in the Layers palette, or select an image area using any of the selection tools. 2. Choose an effect from the Halftone group in the Effects Browser. 3. Use the effects controls (such as sliders) to change parameters and, if available, use the rope to point to the center of the selected filter. 4. After you are done, click OK to accept changes, Cancel to quit without any changes, or the Reset button to reset changes.
  1. Select a layer in the Layers palette, or select an image area using any of the selection tools.
  2. Choose an effect from the Halftone group in the Effects Browser.
  3. Use the effects controls (such as sliders) to change parameters and, if available, use the rope to point to the center of the selected filter.
  4. After you are done, click OK to accept changes, Cancel to quit without any changes, or the Reset button to reset changes.

Halftone effects

Effect

Description

Circular This effect simulates a circular-shaped halftone screen.
Hatched This effect simulates the hatched pattern of a halftone screen.
Line This effect simulates the line pattern of a halftone screen.
Dot This effect simulates the dot patterns of a halftone screen.
CMYK This effect creates a color halftone rendition of the source image, using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks on a white background.