benday
/bɛnˈdeɪ/
noun
- A printing technique that uses a pattern of small dots or lines to create shading, texture, or color effects.
- Many pop artists borrowed the benday technique from commercial printing.
- The printer explained how benday could add depth to a simple line drawing.
- The old comic book used a benday dot pattern for the sky.
verb
- To add a pattern of small dots or lines to an image, especially in printing or comics, to create shading or color effects.
- In old comic books, printers would benday areas to give the illusion of different colors.
- The artist used a special screen to benday the background of the comic panel.
- She learned how to benday her drawings to make them look more like vintage illustrations.