Description
DIY Halftone DTF App
DIY Halftone is a DTF halftone generator by Dimelo 2Live that converts artwork into DTF print-ready halftone files with a live shirt preview and exports a transparent PNG ready for production—without Photoshop.
Upload your artwork, dial in the halftone look, preview it instantly on a shirt, and export clean transparency. Built to address real DTF issues like muddy fades, halos, speckling, moiré, and inconsistent dot behavior.
How DIY Halftone works
- Upload artwork (common image formats supported).
- Select a DTF preset (Black / White / Custom).
- Set output size (DPI + inches) or use Match to Artwork (Auto).
- Adjust LPI, dot type, dot growth, and screening angles.
- Preview in Original / Shirt / Alpha / Mask.
- Use Knockout + Hard Alpha Cutoff for clean transparency.
- Export a transparent PNG ready for DTF printing.
What this app helps you do
- Generate DTF-ready halftones using a live preview workflow.
- Set true output size for production accuracy (DPI + inches).
- Control halftone screening (LPI, dot type, min/max dot, micro-dot behavior).
- Reduce moiré with Multi-Angle screening when needed.
- Clean edges and prevent halos with knockout and alpha controls designed for DTF.
Feature highlights
DTF halftone controls
- DTF Presets for Black T-Shirt, White T-Shirt, or Custom workflows.
- Frequency (LPI) control for clean, consistent dots.
- Dot Type (Round / Diamond / Line) for classic or stylized halftones.
- Min Dot / Max Dot for clean highlights and strong shadows.
- Choke / Threshold to remove ultra-tiny dots (less “pepper”).
- Micro Dot Fade + Dot Growth Curve for smoother fades.
- Single Angle or Multi-Angle screening to reduce moiré.
Knockout + edge cleanup
- Background knockout to remove the shirt/background color from printing.
- Background Only mode to protect dark details inside artwork.
- Eyedropper tool for fast knockout color sampling.
- Tolerance + Feather for smoother fades into transparency.
- Hard Alpha Cutoff to eliminate halo-prone edge pixels.
Color + anti-mud tuning
- Levels (Black / Midtones / White) for tonal control.
- DTF Pop / Anti-Mud to boost brightness and vibrance.
- Highlights / Grays Boost to keep fades clean.
- Saturation / Vibrance / Brightness / Contrast controls.
Preview + usability
- Artwork Rotation affects preview and export.
- Ultra Preview / Preview Quality / Performance Mode for different machines.
- Tooltips that explain each control for faster learning.
Who this is for
- Designers creating DTF halftone artwork for apparel brands
- DTF shops needing repeatable, production-safe fades
- DIY creators who want a Photoshop-free halftone workflow
- Anyone fighting moiré, peppered highlights, muddy shadows, halo edges
Compatibility
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