A halftone represents tone with marks and transparent gaps. In Yoou, Original colors keeps the sampled artwork colors while the screen controls how much ink covers each area. Shadows changes coverage in dark areas without recoloring them.
Select text, an image, a vector or a group. Open Halftone from the toolbar above the canvas. A group receives one screen across its complete composition, including text and overlapping artwork. Choose dots, lines, squares, diamonds, crosshatch, stipple or oval marks; the preview appears on the artwork.
Leave Colors on Original colors to preserve sampled source RGB values. Single ink and Duotone intentionally recolor the screen. Presets change the pattern and tonal settings while respecting your selected color mode.
Increase Shadows for denser dark areas, or lower it to open the gaps. Shadow range determines how far the adjustment reaches into midtones. Shadows only removes the lighter part of the screen; compare against the original before applying.
Detail controls the number of marks across the artwork’s longest edge. More marks make finer texture, but the printable minimum depends on the production process. Check the actual-size export and your printer’s minimum line and dot sizes before selling.
No. A colored halftone is an artwork effect. It does not automatically provide printer-calibrated spot-color separations, a white underbase or compensation for dot gain. Apply the effect, export your design and confirm the production requirements with your printer. Keep the original layer and editable project so you can revise the screen later.