Dots/Halftone
Dots/Halftone is a source-free Pattern and Gradient Map setup for print texture, masks, and animated graphic fields.
Replaceable sources
Section titled “Replaceable sources”None. The layer is fully procedural.
Useful controls
Section titled “Useful controls”- Spacing / frequency sets dot density.
- Width changes dot coverage.
- Angle rotates the field.
- Motion speed moves the pattern.
- Palette offset and Colour contrast shape the mapping.
- Background colour and Pattern colour set its colours.
Add it to another project
Section titled “Add it to another project”Choose File → Append Project…, find Dots/Halftone, and choose Choose layers to append. Select the reusable Dots/Halftone layer, then Add layers. It has no missing source to resolve.
Understand the graph
Section titled “Understand the graph”Pattern creates the repeated dot values; Gradient Map colours them. See Layers and the stack for compositing order.