Ben Day

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000521",
  "term": "Ben Day",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A printing technique that uses patterns of dots or lines to create shading and tones in an image, rather than continuous tones. This method involves applying pre-made screens with specific dot or line patterns to artwork before reproduction. It was widely used in comic books and newspapers to achieve tonal effects with a limited number of colors, often black and white or primary colors.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "references": [
    "Roy Lichtenstein - National Gallery of Australia (nga.gov.au)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ben-Day-Verfahren",
    "es": "Ben Day",
    "fr": "Ben Day"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ben-day/"
}