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Create a vector halftone effect from different shapes

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March 14, 2025
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I hope someone can help me. I'd like to create a halftone effect that consists of different shapes, like in this example. I can find information on how to modify one shape—from a circle to a specific shape—but not on how to incorporate various shapes randomly into the halftone effect. Hopefully, someone knows the solution.

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

Maybe do it in steps. If you have 6 different shapes use a script to randomly fill dots with 6 colors.

Then select objects with the same color and use a script to replace it with one of your shapes. Repeat for the remaining colors.

Ton Frederiks

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Maybe do it in steps. If you have 6 different shapes use a script to randomly fill dots with 6 colors.

Then select objects with the same color and use a script to replace it with one of your shapes. Repeat for the remaining colors.

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jeroenp43606705Author

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Hi Ton, that sounds like a good workaround, where can i get these kind of scripts?

Ton Frederiks

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Hi Jeroen, these are some of them:

Random Swatches fill

https://github.com/psstmatt/Random-Swatch-Fill

Replace items script:

https://github.com/alexander-ladygin/illustrator-scripts/blob/master/replaceItems.jsx

Monika Gause

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You could do it with Inkscape (it's free), but it would need a little preparation and math. Here's a video when you create it from the object that has all the elements in it at once: https://youtu.be/xeeAhsSwbx8

When you instead do the 9 objects one by one, you should get what you want.

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jeroenp43606705Author

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Hi Monika, thanks you for your answer, it looks like you can only add one shape not multiple shapes

Monika Gause

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If you group them you can do it with multiple. But as I already wrote, in your case the position of those 9 elements should not change, only their size and that is where it gets tricky.

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