Halftone Size Guide

Here rests the information regarding the sizes of dots and measurements of densities.

 

Quick reminder: you cannot line up one stamp result with another beside it without there being some measure of gap or overlap. There is much joy in the overlapping effects but if you are trying to cover a larger area without breaking the tessellation effect  it will just bring you pain. Larger stamp designs are in the works!

 

The Quick description:

The higher the first percentage is, the more area will be dots or lines. This generally means more dots and closer together. The higher the second percentage is, the more space there is between the dots; fewer dots and more spaced out.

 

The Hefty Description:

The .75mm measurement is the diameter of the dots or the width of the line. The percentages measure how much of the stamp is dots/lines and how much is negative space. 

I had to abandon terms like "extra-condensed or "semi-condensed" because if I were to make a density between existing densities I would be painted into a corner naming stamps "Super, Extra Condensed: Ultra" and that is not a road I want to travel.

Example:

.75mm dot : 10% / 90% 

It is important to note that the distance between dots is relative to the dot size itself. Technically a very small dot size like .4mm with a density of 10% / 90% would look and feel very different than a .75mm dot. The smaller the dot, the more of them are needed to spread evenly take cover 10% of the stamp while the larger dots need fewer dots.

 

The smaller the dot/line, the more of them there are, the more space they will APPEAR to take.

These two halftones have
 a similar percentage of density and spacing
but give very different levels of tone.

 

Please let me know through the contact page if you have any questions!

Jarret Hartnell