Sepia print: smooth Jarvis-Judice-Ninke dithering in antique browns
Sepia print pairs the Jarvis-Judice-Ninke algorithm with the Sepia palette, a ramp that runs from dark coffee brown through tan to cream. Jarvis-Judice-Ninke spreads each pixel's error over twelve neighbours, so gradients come out smoother and less speckled than with lighter methods, which suits portraits and landscapes. Vignette at 40 burns in the corners and Grain at 30 roughens the surface, the two tells of an old darkroom print.
Make it yours
Keep faces clean
Grain lands on top of the dither, and at 30 it can get gritty on skin. For portraits, drop Grain to 10 and add a little Blur, around 8, so pores and sensor noise do not turn into brown speckle.
Lift a dark original
The vignette darkens a frame that already leans on deep browns, so underexposed photos sink fast. Raise Brightness to about 10 or push Gamma to 130 to open the shadows, then ease Vignette from 40 to 25.
FAQ
Can I get a sepia effect without losing detail?
Yes, and it is the reason this preset uses Jarvis-Judice-Ninke instead of an ordered pattern. It diffuses error widely, which preserves soft transitions like cheeks, skies and fabric, and Pixel size stays at 2 so fine edges survive. For even more detail, set Pixel size to 1 and raise Sharpen to around 20.
How it works
Upload an image
Add a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB and keep the original ratio or crop to 1:1, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9 or 9:16.
Choose a mode
ASCII with 8 character sets including Braille, Blocks, Binary, Matrix and your own characters; Dither with 14 algorithms; or Shapes with pixels, dots, lines and diamonds.
Style and use it
Set a palette such as 1-bit, Game Boy, Terminal or CGA, add scanlines, bloom or grain, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.