DitherCraft – Pixel Retro Dithering Post-Processing

🟣 DitherCraft – Custom Dithering Post Processing

DitherCraft is a highly customizable post-processing effect for Unity URP that allows you to apply beautiful and stylized dithering to your scenes with full control over pattern design, color, outlines, and blending.

Designed for developers and artists alike, DitherCraft supports both Unity’s Volume System and a custom scripting interface, giving you complete creative freedom in how you apply and control the effect.

✅ Compatibility

DitherCraft is fully compatible with Unity 6000.0, 2023.2, and 2022.3.

It supports both the new Render Graph pipeline and the classic Scriptable Render Feature workflow, so you can integrate it seamlessly regardless of your project setup.

🎨 Key Features

• Custom Dithering Patterns. Design your own dithering textures in any image editing software (Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) and plug them directly into the effect.
• Scene Color or Luminance-Only Dithering. Overlay the dithering effect on your full-color scene or isolate it to luminance-only for pure black-and-white or stylized color outputs.
• Full Unity's Volume System Integration. Blend different post-processing setups seamlessly across areas using Unity's built-in volume system, with real-time interpolation between profiles.
• Scriptable Dithering Manager. Don’t want to use volumes? Use the included Dithering Manager component to control the effect entirely via script.
• Customizable Outlines. Add stylized outlines with support for Sobel or Depth-based edge detection, with full control over width, threshold, and color.
• Extensive Parameter Control. Fine-tune every aspect of the effect:
• Outline settings and modes
• Dither strength & pixel size
• Scene color blending
• Color banding per RGB channel
• Custom dither colors
• Flexible Integration. Add the render feature to any URP renderer, use it in any camera setup, and toggle between volume-based or script-driven workflows.

🧪 Included Demo Scenes

• Explore a fully furnished scene with multiple volume zones demonstrating real-time interpolation of the dithering effect.Stylized House Demo
• Observe how dithering behaves across smooth color gradients and light transitions.Gradient Test Scene

📁 Also Included

• Pre-made volume profiles and textures
• Texture import presets for custom dithering patterns
• Full source code and components
• Detailed documentation embedded in the asset

🚀 Perfect For:

• Stylized games (retro, comic book, cyberpunk)
• Experimental visual art
• Tech demos
• Educational tools
• Any project where visual uniqueness matters

Bring your visuals to life with handcrafted dithering effects.

Whether you're going for retro pixel art or bold modern shading, DitherCraft gives you the tools to build your own look.