Dot Shape: Character

The Character dot shape allows the use of text characters as halftone dots. When the dot shape is set to Character, the Dot Properties area is configured as follows:

Phantasm Halftone Character Options Dialog

A. Options

Opens the Halftone Character Options dialog:

Phantasm Halftone Character Options Dialog

The font of the characters may be chosen using the pull-down menu. Generally, heavier typefaces give closer color-matching results as glyphs in the lighter ones do not offer sufficient area. If Pick Random Character is enabled, each dot will use a random character from the characters which appear in the Characters field (by default, the English uppercase alphabet; up to 2047 characters may be entered). Characters may be entered more than once to increase their random frequency. When Repeat Text is enabled, dots will use the characters in their entered order, repeating as necessary.

Phantasm Halftone Character Examples

All of the parameters used for the Circle dot shape (with the exception of Roundness and Detail, which are not applicable) apply to Character.