halftone

A technique in which different tones of color or shades of grey are simulated using a pattern of dots that vary in size, shape or spacing. These can appear either by artistic choice, or as a consequence of reproduction.

If the dots are all equal in size, use Ben-Day dots instead.

Ben-Day dots over the hair and faces vs Halftone over the background

See also

• screentones
• Ben-Day dots
• dithering
• halftone background
• halftone texture
• polka dot
• hatching

External links

• Wikipedia: Halftone

The following tags implicate this tag: halftone_background (learn more).