Retro Halftone Brushes Guidelines

Customer's How to Install & Use Guide

Procreate
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Affinity Designer

Retro Halftone Procreate Brushes

Screenshot of a digital folder named 'Brushes,' showing various brush set files for digital art, with a context menu open offering options like get info, rename, compress, duplicate, quick look, and sharing.

Step 1

Locate and open the downloaded files named:

  • BA-Halftone-Creative-Brushes.brushset

  • BA-Halftone-Dot-Brushes.brushset

  • BA-Halftone-Invert-Brushes.brushset

  • BA-Halftone-Line-Brushes.brushset

  • BA-Ink-Brushes.brushset

In the contextual menu choose and press Share button.

Screenshot of a computer screen showing a file menu with options to open, copy, or edit actions for a Procreate app icon. The menu highlights the 'Procreate' icon, which has a black background with a colorful, curved brush stroke.

Step 2

In the contextual menu choose and press Open in Procreate button.

Step 3

Locate and open in Procreate the downloaded files named:

  • BA_Palette_1.swatches

  • BA_Palette_2.swatches

  • BA_Palette_3.swatches

  • BA_Palette_4.swatches

In the contextual menu choose and press Share button.

Package also includes 2 high-resolution paper textures in JPG format.

Retro Halftone Photoshop Brushes

Photoshop Brushes Installation

Step 1

In Adobe Photoshop, Open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes).

Click the panel's upper right corner button to open drop-down menu.

Step 2

Select the Import Brushes option from the menu and browse the files named:

  • BA-Classic-Halftone-Dot-Brushes.abr

  • BA-Classic-Halftone-Line-Brushes.abr

  • BA-Halftone-Creative-Brushes.abr

  • BA-Halftone-Invert-Creative-Brushes.abr

  • BA-Ink-Brushes.abr

Screenshot of a digital color palette panel with multiple color swatches organized into folders, and a dropdown menu with options such as import and export swatches.

Step 3

In Adobe Photoshop, Open the Swatches panel (Window > Swatches).

Click the panel's upper right corner button to open drop-down menu.

Select the Import Swatches option from the menu and browse the files named:

  • BA Palette 1.aco

  • BA Palette 2.aco

  • BA Palette 3.aco

  • BA Palette 4.aco

Package also includes 2 high-resolution paper textures in JPG format.

Retro Halftone Illustrator Brushes

Illustrator Brushes Installation

Step 1

In Adobe Illustrator, open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes, or F5).

Step 2

Open the Brush Libraries Menu in the bottom left of the Panel (the bookshelf icon).

Step 3

Select the Other Library option and browse the BA-Ink-Brushes.ai file.

Illustrator Brushes Installation

Step 4

Retro halftones come as AI Swatches. Open the Swatches panel (Window > Swatches). Select the Other Library option and browse files:

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Dot-Patterns.ai

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Line-Patterns.ai

  • BA-Halftone-Creative-Patterns.ai

  • BA-Halftone-Invert-Patterns.ai

Color palettes are also included as an AI swatch. Once again, select the Other Library option and browse files: Palettes.ai

Package also includes 2 high-resolution paper textures in JPG format.

Hand-drawn black ink loops on white paper next to an Adobe Illustrator brush options panel.
Illustrator Brushes Installation

Drawing with the Brushes

  1. Select the Brush Tool from the Tools Menu (B).

  2. Select one of the brushes on the Brushes Tab by clicking on it.

  3. Draw a line.

A star-shaped design with dotted patterns and black outlines, displayed in a graphic editing software with layers named for patterns.
The image shows a digital design software interface with settings for appearance, including fill, stroke set to 2 pt, opacity at 100%, and a brush selected.

Or, you can apply brushes to existing paths and shapes:

  1. Select an existing line or vector shape with Selection tool (V).

  2. Select one of the brush icons on the Panel, and it will be applied to your line.

  3. Adjust the render by changing Stroke thickness in the Appearance panel.

  4. Next, select one of the halftone swatches and enjoy the final result.

Texturing and shading with scatter brushes in Adobe Illustrator can be a memory­ consuming process and may affect performance.

If you run an older machine (e.g., pre-2015) with less than 8GB of RAM, you may experience slower-than-usual performance.

Warning

Retro Halftone Affinity Brushes

Affinity Brushes Installation

Computer. Step 1

In Affinity Designer open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes).

Computer. Step 2

Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Affinity Brushes Installation

Computer. Step 3

Select the Import Brushes option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Dot-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Line-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Creative-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Invert-Creative-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Ink-Brushes.afbrushes

Screenshot of a digital palette editing interface with a dropdown menu open showing options for importing palettes, including 'As Application Palette', 'As Document Palette', and 'As System Palette'.

Computer. Step 4

Open the Swathces panel (Window > Swatches). Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Select the Import Palette option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • BA Palette 1.afpalette

  • BA Palette 2.afpalette

  • BA Palette 3.afpalette

  • BA Palette 4.afpalette

Package also includes 2 high-resolution paper textures in JPG format.

Tablet. Step 1

In Affinity Designer app open the Brushes panel.

Tablet. Step 2

Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Affinity Brushes Installation
Affinity Brushes Installation

Tablet. Step 3

Select the Import Brushes option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Dot-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Classic-Line-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Creative-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Halftone-Invert-Creative-Brushes.afbrushes

  • BA-Ink-Brushes.afbrushes

Tablet. Step 4

Select the Import Palette option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • BA Palette 1.afpalette

  • BA Palette 2.afpalette

  • BA Palette 3.afpalette

  • BA Palette 4.afpalette

Package also includes 2 high-resolution paper textures in JPG format.

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