Ben Day process

or Benday process

[ ben dey ]
/ ˈbɛn ˈdeɪ /

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.

Origin of Ben Day process

1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer

British Dictionary definitions for ben day process

Ben Day process

noun

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

Word Origin for Ben Day process

C20: named after Benjamin Day (1838–1916), American printer