halftone
Dots simulate shading
Halftone is a printing technique that reproduces continuous-tone images using dots of varying sizes.
Darker areas have larger, denser dots; lighter areas have smaller, sparser ones.
The eye blends these into gradations of gray or color.
Before digital printing, halftones made newspaper and magazine photographs possible.
The term also describes an image produced this way: The old halftones had a grainy quality.
Two-color printing technique
- tritoneSix-semitone musical interval
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
gradient · threshold · bitmap · dithering · posterization · toning · value · contrast
Small circular marks
- screenDisplay or barrier
- CMYKSubtractive color model
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
resolution · newspaper · magazine · reproduction · engraving · inkjet · press · moire
Small circular marks
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- screenDisplay or barrier
- meshInterlocking open weave
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
coarseness · smoothness · glossy · matte · stippling · speckled · granular · dot pattern
Catching with concealed devices
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- overprintPrint over printed surface
- bleedLose vital fluid
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
choke · spread · color separation · proofing · imposition · film · plate · stripping
duotone
Two-color printing technique
- tritoneSix-semitone musical interval
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
grayscale · gradient · threshold · bitmap · dithering · posterization · toning · value · contrast · highlight
dots
Small circular marks
lithography · resolution · newspaper · magazine · reproduction · engraving · inkjet · press · moire · rosette
dots
Small circular marks
pattern · coarseness · smoothness · glossy · matte · stippling · speckled · granular · dot pattern · moiré
trapping
Catching with concealed devices
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- overprintPrint over printed surface
- bleedLose vital fluid
knockout · choke · spread · color separation · proofing · imposition · film · plate · stripping
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
- photo effectsblur, sharpen, brightness, contrast, saturation
- vintage aestheticsvintage posters, vintage fashion, vintage maps, retro fonts, sepia tones
- visual effectsCGI, animation, green screen, bloom, motion capture
halftonesolid
Firm matter state
flat color · unscreened · full coverage · block printing · line art