Retro photo dither

The dither tool cuts a picture down to fewer colors and adds visible grain. Its settings are in the Look section at the bottom of the Photo card and can be used while a picture is open.

Photo ✓ ✕

Look

OffB&WTwo-tonePaletteSoft grainGrid dots

Balance

InkPaper← pick below

The modes

• Off: Shows the original picture.
• B&W: Turns the picture into a two-color, dark-on-light dither.
• Two-tone: Turns the picture into two colors you select. Select Ink or Paper, then tap a color in the palette to set it.
• Palette: Turns the picture into a set of colors. A switch sets the color source: The app’s or My own.
  • The app’s: The app’s palette colors. Tap a color to leave it out. At least two colors must stay on.
  • My own: Your own colors. Tap one to take it out. + adds a color from the color picker (up to 16). From the photo replaces them with the picture’s main colors, darkest first; − and + beside it set the number of colors (2 to 12, 5 to start). With fewer than two colors, the app’s colors are used and the card shows Add at least two colors. Until then the app’s colors are used. Your colors are saved with the picture, and the device keeps your last set so several pictures can share it.

The grain

Soft grain scatters the dots. Grid dots uses a set 4×4 grid of dots. The slider sets the light/dark balance or the grain strength: it’s called Balance in B&W and Two-tone, and Grain in Palette.

Dither settings are saved with the picture. A picture not stamped yet keeps its Look when you reopen it. New pictures start with the last Look you set.

In Paint and the Pattern studio

These settings are on the Photo card in Paint and the Pattern studio .

Dither works together with pixelation : dithering cuts down the colors, while fineness sets the pixel size.