benday pro cess
noun Photoengraving.
a technique for producing shading, texture, or tone in line drawings and photographs by overlaying a fine screen or a pattern of dots on the original artwork, on a negative of it, or on the plate before etching.
Also, Benday process.
Origin:
1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer
1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer
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| Ben Day process | |
| —n | |
| printing a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking | |
| [C20: named after Benjamin Day (1838--1916), American printer] | |
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