DupliTone: Quick Affinity Brush Demo

DupliTone: Quick Affinity Brush Demo

New to halftones, Procreate, or both? Have you heard about our best selling DupliTone halftone kit and wonder what it's all about? We've got you covered!

Watch below our quick demonstration of DupliTone Halftone Brushes for Affinity Designer. We'll color in this quirky cat illustration in our dot and line halftones in two colors.

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  1. Create a new layer and keep the blend mode set to Normal. Rename the layer "Blue Halftones."
  2. Using the same blue as the linework, color your blue halftones. You can select your halftone brushes from the Brush Menu. You will notice the halftones line up perfectly with one another when layered.
  3. Create a new layer and set the blend mode to Multiply. Rename the layer "Red Halftones."
  4. Color in your red halftone dots and lines. The halftones can be layered if you want to shade an area with a different hafltone.
  5. Select the red layer and nudge it over to create an offset.

HALFTONE HEAVEN

DupliTone halftone brushes make it easy to add authentic halftones and shading that look like they came straight off a 1950s printing press.

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