half-tones
Adjacent piano keys
Half-tones are the intermediate shades between the lightest and darkest areas of an image.
In printing and photography, the term refers to a technique that reproduces continuous tones through patterns of dots—smaller dots for lighter areas, larger for darker: The newspaper photo showed visible half-tones up close.
In music, a half-tone is the smallest interval in Western scales, the distance between adjacent piano keys.
Tonal range, black to white
- exposureState of being unprotected
- contrastNotable difference between things
- midtonesMedium brightness range
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
shadows · luminance · density · negatives · darkroom · dodging · burning · platinum print
Incremental transition between stages
- midtoneMedium brightness level
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
stippling · crosshatching · wash · blending · gray scale · tint · shade · soft edge
Evaluative selection process
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- moiréWavelike interference pattern
- CMYKSubtractive color model
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
gravure · lithography · prepress · separation · registration · flexography · rotogravure · newsprint
Relating to color
- intervalDuration between two points
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- flatLacking vertical variation
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
pitch · fret · keyboard · temperament · equal temperament · tuning · intonation · accidental
grayscale
Tonal range, black to white
- exposureState of being unprotected
- contrastNotable difference between things
- midtonesMedium brightness range
highlights · shadows · luminance · density · negatives · darkroom · dodging · burning · platinum print · film grain
gradation
Incremental transition between stages
- midtoneMedium brightness level
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
rendering · stippling · crosshatching · wash · blending · gray scale · tint · shade · soft edge · atmospheric
screening
Evaluative selection process
offset · gravure · lithography · prepress · separation · registration · flexography · rotogravure · newsprint · duotone
chromatic
Relating to color
enharmonic · pitch · fret · keyboard · temperament · equal temperament · tuning · intonation · accidental
half-tonesline art
Drawings without tonal gradation
flat color · continuous tone · high contrast · vector graphics · duotones