Print dots: a 3D knot rendered as indigo halftone dots on cream
Print dots is what Mesh Effects Lab shows first: a 3D knot turned into a halftone screen, with big dots in the shadows and tiny ones in the highlights. Cell size is 8, Contrast 120 and Color Mode duotone, so every dot is printed in one deep indigo Ink on a warm cream Light color. The knot turns slowly at Speed 10 and the dot pattern reshapes itself with it, like a risograph print that moves.
Make it yours
Go coarser for poster scale
Cell size 8 gives a fine screen. Slide Cell size up to 14 or 16 for chunky, pop-art dots that survive being scaled down to a thumbnail or a social card.
Run your own picture through it
Switch Source from model to image and upload a photo to get the same indigo-on-cream dots on your own picture. Nudge Brightness a little either way if faces come out too heavy or too faint.
FAQ
How does the halftone effect work on a 3D model?
The tool renders the 3D form, reads how light or dark each small cell of that render is, and draws a dot sized to match: darker cells get bigger dots. Because this is recalculated every frame, the dots grow and shrink as the knot rotates.
How it works
Pick a source
Use one of 10 built-in 3D shapes, import a GLB, OBJ or STL model, or upload a PNG, JPG or WebP image.
Choose an effect
Switch between 9 effects and set cell size, contrast, brightness and, for ASCII, the characters used.
Color and use it
Keep the source colors or go duotone with your own palette, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.