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Relief halftone

Scope note

A photomechanical process in which the image is broken up into a regular pattern of dots of varying sizes through the use of a screen; the plate is then etched, leaving the dots in relief.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000155640

Broader Terms used

photoengraving

Equivalent Terms used

relief halftones

Created

13yrs ago

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