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Syntax_One
Syntax_One
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March 25, 2023
Question

Blur and halftone transition?

Hi!

 

Is it possible to transition an effect on an object in Illustrator?

Here is an example, poorly achieved, of a word slowly becoming blurry:

 



Here is an example, poorly achieved, of a word slowly transitioning into halftones:

 

 

The ultimate goal being to do both at the same time:

 

 

Thank you! 😄

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Anubhav M
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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
Community Manager
March 29, 2023

Hello @Syntax_One,

 

Thanks for reaching out. You may try applying a transparent gradient mask to your artwork, followed by rasterizing and applying the halftone effect and checking if it helps.

 

Here are some tutorials to get you started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ime8o_Febts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4s4p8pzxH4

 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav

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Syntax_One
Syntax_OneAuthor
Known Participant
March 31, 2023

Hi!

 

Thanks for your reply! This is what I did in the above examples:

 

 

But the result isn't good. Even without the halftone:

 

🤷‍♂

 

Thanks!

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 25, 2023

You cannot automatically achieve that. It would need to be made the hard way.

On top of that: the halfone effect inside Illustrator is pixel bsed.

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