half-tone
Dotted image reproduction
Half-tone refers to a shade between full light and full dark, or a printing technique that reproduces continuous tones through patterns of dots.
In photography and printing, a half-tone image breaks gradients into tiny dots of varying size or spacing: The newspaper photo had that grainy half-tone look.
In music, a half-tone is a semitone—the smallest interval in Western scales.
Arrangement of discrete spots
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- CMYKSubtractive color model
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
lithography · newspaper · magazine · reproduction · resolution · moire · plate · engraving
Minimum Western musical interval
- intervalDuration between two points
- chromaticRelating to color
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- pitchFrequency of sound
sharp · flat · natural · enharmonic · transposition · fret · step · temperament
Faint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- midtoneMedium brightness level
- valueImportance or price
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
chiaroscuro · contrast · modeling · rendering · grayscale · shadow · highlight · depth
Reduced in intensity
- softenedMade less severe
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- paleLacking color intensity
faded · neutral · dusty · greyed · matte · low-key · understated · pastel
dot pattern
Arrangement of discrete spots
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- CMYKSubtractive color model
offset · lithography · newspaper · magazine · reproduction · resolution · moire · plate · engraving · press
semitone
Minimum Western musical interval
pitch · sharp · flat · natural · enharmonic · transposition · fret · step · temperament · modulation
tint
Faint color addition
gradation · chiaroscuro · contrast · modeling · rendering · grayscale · shadow · highlight · depth · contour
subdued
Reduced in intensity
- softenedMade less severe
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
pale · faded · neutral · dusty · greyed · matte · low-key · understated · pastel · dull
- illustrationsillustration, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs
- textile printingscreen printing, block printing, digital printing, transfer printing, silkscreen
half-toneline art
Drawings without tonal gradation
flat color · high contrast · bitmap · duotone