All effects and presets

Effect

Plotter

Trace the image as plotter-like strokes and hatching.

Pen plotters drew with real strokes under computer control, leaving hatching, overshoots and the tempo of a machine that can only hold one pen at a time. Artists and architects used them for precision and for the charm of mechanical drawing.

Stroke and hatch settings push a photograph toward blueprint or ink illustration.

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Example

Properties

  • Mode

    pen-plotter style

    Range
    Hatch, Crosshatch, Stipple, Contour
    Default
    Hatch

  • Density

    line or dot frequency

    Range
    4 to 80
    Default
    58

  • Contrast

    ink response curve

    Range
    0.5 to 3
    Default
    1.35

  • Angle

    primary stroke angle

    Range
    0 to 180
    Default
    35

  • Thickness

    stroke weight

    Range
    0.05 to 1
    Default
    0.4

  • Ink

    pen color

    Range
    Colour
    Default
    0.08, 0.08, 0.09

  • Paper

    paper color

    Range
    Colour
    Default
    0.96, 0.95, 0.92

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool… 

rethings apply --effect plotter --set mode=0 --set density=58 -i input.jpg -o output.png

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