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matibuc4eva
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November 13, 2018
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CLEAN VECTOR HALFTONE. Is it possible?

  • November 13, 2018
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Hello to everyone!

I applied the halftone effect to a picture and i'm satisfied of the result: the circles are clean and precise.

The problem, as you surely know, is that this in not a vector shape. When i try to vectorize it, the result is never faithful to the original. 

As you can see the shapes are not anymore circles.

There is a technique  to achieve the result of the original raster image?

Thanks in advance

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

A higher resolution will give much better results.

You can try to apply a Rasterize Effect at a higher resolution (grayscale 600ppi) before applying the Color Halftone effect.

Choose: Object > Expand Appearance and then Image Trace.

at 72 ppi without the rasterize effect

at 600 ppi Rasterize effect

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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November 13, 2018

A higher resolution will give much better results.

You can try to apply a Rasterize Effect at a higher resolution (grayscale 600ppi) before applying the Color Halftone effect.

Choose: Object > Expand Appearance and then Image Trace.

at 72 ppi without the rasterize effect

at 600 ppi Rasterize effect

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 13, 2018

Use the plugin Phantasm. It can do vector halftones.

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