Home Tutorials How to Use Halftone Brushes in Affinity

How to Use Halftone Brushes in Affinity

How to Use Halftone Brushes in Affinity

Wondering how to use one of our halftone brushes in Affinity Designer now that you have them? We're here to help!

Follow the video below for step-by-step instructions on how to use halftone brushes in Serif's Affinity Designer. We'll be using our ColorLab Color Comic Kit.

Can't Watch the Video? Here's what you missed

  1. Color your Yellow layer with the Yellow Brushes and the Yellow Swatch. Select the Yellow layer. Open the brushes in the brush panel. Choose a yellow brush. Open the swatch panel. Choose Yellow.
  2. Color your Red layer with the Red Swatch and the Red Brushes. Select the Red layer. Open the swatch panel. Choose the Red swatch. Select a Red brush. Color the areas that you want red.
  3. Choose your Blue layer with the Blue Swatch and Blue Brushes. Select the Blue layer. Select the Blue swatch. Select a Blue brush. Color the areas that you want blue.

Want to make awesome art? Just follow the two colorlab commandments

  1. Do not mix and match brushes and swatches. Use the yellow brushes with the yellow swatch. Use the red brushes with the red swatch. Use the blue brushes with the blue swatch.
  2. Reference the color chart when in doubt. You can match the color recipe code to your brushes.
ColorLab comic halftones for Photoshop by RetroSupply Co.

Create in color

The ColorLab Comic Color Kit, halftone brushes that make it easy to add authentic color and shading that look like they came straight off the presses. Get it today and present your work in glorious technicolor!

Grab it today

Other Tutorials We Think You'll Enjoy

How to resize halftone brushes in Affinity

How to resize Halftone brushes in Affinity

Halftones are a powerful tool in any retro artist's arsenal. But one size definitely doesn't fit all, and it doesn't have to! Learn how to get halftone brushes as unique as you are with this step-by-step how-to guide. We'll show you how to resize your halftone brushes in Affinity Designer.
 

View the tutorial.

 

How to use paper textures in Adobe Photoshop by RetroSupply Co.

How to Use paper Textures in Adobe Photoshop

Paper textures are a fast and easy way to bring authenticity and warmth to your digital art. If you haven't used them with your work, you might be scratching your head on what to do. We're here to help! Follow our step-by-step guide on using paper textures in Adobe Photoshop and the ColorLab Comic Color halftone kit.
 

View the tutorial.

 

How to use solid color palettes with halftone brushes and ColorLab RetroSupply Co.

How to Use Solid Color Palettes with halftone brushes

Using solid color palettes with ColorLab is a great way to map out your color choices before committing to them. Try out several options, change out single colors, or use them for quick concepts before translating them to halftone. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to best use the solid color palettes that accompany your ColorLab purchase.

View the tutorial.