HalfLine for Illustrator

Illustrator plugin for creating half tones, half lines (etchings) and mosaics

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Description

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HalfLine is a plugin for an Adobe Illustrator that bridges the gap between raster and vector images - it lets you transform raster imagery into stylized vector patterns.

It is a collection of 3 powerful tools:

1. Spots module, or Half Tone

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It creates half tone patterns, transforming vector shapes based on underlying pixel brightness.

2. Lines module..or Half Line

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Generates hatched or engraved - style line patterns (like those on banknotes or woodcuts), adapting thickness in response to image brightness.

3. Mosaic module

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Builds a vector mosaic from a user-defined cell (a group of shapes), placing one of several variants in each grid cell according to image luminance.


Half Line is a tool for creating raster-like vector artworks - halftone effects, custom mosaics, and stylized line engravings - directly in Illustrator.

Usage

Select raster image on artboard to and click Generate to convert it to vector pattern. You will have plethora of settings to play and adjust to your needs. Full help is available here:
https://illustratorscripts.com/scripts/half-line/

Installation

Please follow instructions in the included help.pdf file. For more information, please see https://illustratorscripts.com/scripts/half-line/


Enjoy your creative journey!

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Version History

1.0 -

Jul 6, 2025

Initial commit

Compatibility

Illustrator

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC