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A folded chrome ribbon with light and shadow

A picture,
in smaller pieces.

Make a print ↗

Source

Begin with a continuous image.

The chrome ribbon in full
Closer view of the ribbon’s bright and dark folds

One ribbon holds light, middle tones and shadow. The dots will carry those same differences.

A different mark

Tone becomes dot.

Darker areas leave larger circles. A regular grid holds the image together.

Chrome ribbon source image
The source and its print share one picture.

Image workspace

Your image.
Your print.

Original chrome ribbon

PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 12 MB. Your image stays in this page.

Dot spacing

Read the distance between.

Light
Middle
Dark

The grid stays fixed. Only the area of each mark changes.

Output

A file you can keep.

PNG · 1200 × 1200 pixels

A pale paper background and dark dots, with the image fitted inside the square.

Your original file stays as it was.

Method

Keep the process clear.

How do the dots describe a tone?

Each circle samples a small area of the image. A darker sample produces a larger dot. Bright areas leave more paper visible.

Does my image leave this page?

No. The file is read in your browser for this print. It is not uploaded or saved by HALFTONE.

What if the image cannot be read?

Choose another PNG, JPEG or WebP. The previous readable image remains available.

Make room
for the dots.

Choose your image ↗