: Illustrator: how to get this halftone effect? I recently came across this picture and would like to replicate the effect. I have tried Illustrator's halftone effects, but the dots are too tidily

@Harper654

I got the closest look with two layers:
1. Duplicate artwork set to Color Dodge in the Transparency palette.
2. Artwork with Effect>Pixelate>Pointilize applied.

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@Ogunnowo857

It is best to do this initially in Photoshop. Then convert to bitmap (50% threshold). You can then import the bitmap into illustrator and change to any spot colour you wish.

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@Alves566

I literally see myself drawing this manually. I don't deny the fact that (Just as Lucian said) this might be done in some other software or with a plugin but just look at it.

This can totally be done with a custom pattern brush (just repeating circles) for the main shape and hand drawing some of the particles.


When I initially said drawing by hand I didn't mean it literally. Just create a
custom brush with dots, use the Pen Tool to give the main shape and
apply that brush. Then simply click/tap with a mouse/tablet-pen to
create the rest of the dots.

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