Screentone¶
Manga & Comics
Open Source¶
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Inference-time Trajectory Optimization for Manga Image Editing Discovered by AI
2026
Proposes an inference-time adaptation method that optimizes the generation trajectory of a pretrained diffusion model to perform high-quality manga image editing, including screentone synthesis and mask-free text removal, using only the input image itself.
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Screentone Generator Discovered by AI
2024
An open-source web-based tool designed for manga artists to procedurally generate customizable screentone and halftone patterns for drawing and retouching.
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Sketch2Manga Discovered by AI
2024
A diffusion-based framework designed for automatic manga screening, which applies high-quality shaded screentones to line drawings or sketches while preserving structural outlines.
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Sketch2Manga ComfyUI Node Discovered by AI
2024
A ComfyUI custom node implementation of the Sketch2Manga paper, allowing users to apply high-quality shaded screentones to line drawings or colored illustrations using diffusion models.
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Efficient Halftoning via Deep Reinforcement Learning Discovered by AI
2023
A digital halftoning method based on deep reinforcement learning that generates high-quality halftone images with preserved structural details and blue-noise properties.
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Manga Rescreening with Interpretable Screentone Representation Discovered by AI
2023
An automatic manga rescreening pipeline that recognizes screentone regions and generates novel screentones with specified characteristics by decoupling type and intensity features.
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Rethinking PRL: A Multiscale Progressively Residual Learning Network for Inverse Halftoning Discovered by AI
2023
A multiscale progressively residual learning network (MS-PRL) for inverse halftoning that recovers high-quality continuous-tone images from halftone images with only bilevel pixels.
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Screentone-Aware Manga Super-Resolution Using DeepLearning Discovered by AI
2023
A deep learning-based super-resolution method designed specifically for manga images that automatically extracts lines and screentones while preserving the density and semantic meaning of the original screentone patterns.
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Taming Reversible Halftoning via Predictive Luminance Discovered by AI
2023
A novel reversible halftoning technique that converts color images into binary halftones while allowing full restoration to their original color versions using convolutional neural networks and a noise incentive block.
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Halftoning with Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Discovered by AI
2022
Proposes HALFTONERS, a digital halftoning method based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning that learns a shared policy to generate high-quality halftone images with blue-noise properties.
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Screentone-Preserved Manga Retargeting Discovered by AI
2022
A manga retargeting method that rescales manga images to fit different display resolutions while preserving the original bitonal screentone patterns without aliasing or blurriness.
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MangaFilter Discovered by AI
2021
A data-driven framework that converts digital illustrations into manga by separating them into three components: manga line drawings, regular screentones, and irregular screen textures.
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MangaRestoration Discovered by AI
2021
A two-stage restoration method that utilizes aliasing artifacts induced by downsampling to reconstruct high-quality bitonal screentones from degraded manga images.
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ScreenStyle Discovered by AI
2020
A framework that converts the filling style of manga using a screentone variational autoencoder, allowing automatic style transfer and screentone generation.
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Screentone-Remover Discovered by AI
2020
A Python script with a graphical user interface that removes screentones from manga scans using digital signal processing techniques.
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Halftone Converter Discovered by AI
2019
An open-source image converter that creates high-quality halftone images in Gray, RGB, and CMYK color spaces using the Cairo graphics library.
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Synthesis of Screentone Patterns of Manga Characters Discovered by AI
2019
A PyTorch implementation of a screentone synthesis framework that translates line drawings of manga characters into fully screened manga images by selecting and arranging region-wise screentone patterns.
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Screentone-Removal Discovered by AI
2015
An implementation of the classic paper 'Separation of Manga Line Drawings and Screentones' that extracts clean line drawings and removes screentones using digital signal processing and filtering.
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Proprietary / Industry Tools¶
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Comistitch Discovered by AI
2026
An AI-powered comic and manga creation platform that automates panel layout, inking, and screentone shading from text prompts or scripts.
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Clip Studio Paint Screentone Engine Discovered by AI
2024
Celsys's industry-standard manga and comic creation software features built-in vector-based screentoning, halftone layer conversion, customizable pattern assets, and dot frequency controls.
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ComicsAI Manga Screentone Generator Discovered by AI
2024
A proprietary AI-powered comic and manga creation platform featuring a dedicated screentone generator. It allows creators to generate screentone-aware manga panels with controlled dot tones, hatching, and shadows to enhance readability and mood.
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ScreenTone Eternal Discovered by AI
2024
A procedural, deterministic color separation and halftone engine designed for screen printing, DTF, and digital manga production.
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MediBang Paint Discovered by AI
2015
A popular, lightweight digital painting and manga creation software that provides over 1,000 free screentones, specialized comic fonts, and cloud-based collaboration tools.
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Clip Studio Paint Discovered by AI
2012
The industry-standard digital painting and comic creation software, featuring advanced built-in screentone engines, 3D reference models, vector layers, and specialized manga paneling tools.
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