Scatter

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Photo in, stipple out. Dots sized to your V-bit or laser, ready to cut at the finished size. Runs in your browser, nothing uploads.

See what it makes

A real run, close up. Drag the handle to compare.

The same close-up as stipple: light dots on black, their sizes carrying the tone — Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665, public domain), the example in the tool, cropped to her face. Auto set every slider: 19,383 light dots on dark, 0.45 to 0.94 mm, 279 by 331 mm, about 2h 27m to cut.

A close-up of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring: her face, turban and pearl — Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665, public domain), the example in the tool, cropped to her face. Auto set every slider: 19,383 light dots on dark, 0.45 to 0.94 mm, 279 by 331 mm, about 2h 27m to cut.

Dots sized to your bitV-bit or laser, and dots never merge
Auto does the workReads each photo and sets the tone and dots
SVG, DXF, LightBurn and PNGAt the finished size you set
Mask and erasePaint areas out, erase single dots

How it works

Drop a photo. Or paste one, or press Try the example. If the subject is small in the frame, crop in close.
Check the background. Auto removes a plain background so the dots go on the subject. Switch it to Keep if you want it.
Pick the surface. Light dots on dark, or dark dots on light.
Adjust the look if you like. Tone makes it darker or lighter, Detail adds or saves dots. Fine-tune holds every setting.
Pick the size and download. An SVG, a DXF or a LightBurn project at that size, or a PNG.

Every step and setting, with examples: read the Kinetic Scatter guide (PDF).

Drop your photo here

Or click to choose one, or paste it. JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP or GIF. Strong, simple lighting wins: faces, animals and anything with a clear subject against a plain background.

Or a link to a photo

Fit Ready

Dots-
Dot size-
Run time-
Size-

Photo

Background

Surface

Slate, dark stain, anodized aluminum, painted panel. The machine mark is lighter than the surface, so dots land in the bright parts of the photo.

Look

ToneAuto DarkerLighter

DetailAuto Less, faster to cutMore, longer to cut

Finished size

Sizes for an upright. The piece is fitted inside the size you pick, keeping the photo's shape.

Download

Every file is the real size you set. LightBurn: open the project with File, then Open. PNG: use the DPI in its file name when you import it.

How it works

Every step and setting, with examples: read the Kinetic Scatter guide (PDF).

Drop a photo. Or paste one, or press Try the example. If the subject is small in the frame, crop in close.
Check the background. Auto removes a plain background so the dots go on the subject. Switch it to Keep if you want it.
Pick the surface. Light dots on dark, or dark dots on light.
Adjust the look if you like. Tone makes it darker or lighter, Detail adds or saves dots. Fine-tune holds every setting.
Pick the size and download. An SVG, a DXF or a LightBurn project at that size, or a PNG.

Kinetic Scatter is part of the membership, for members' own projects. Your photo never leaves this device.