Benday process

Benday process

A process for printing shadings consisting of lines, dots, stipples, etc. , by inking a Benday screen (a rectangle of hardened gelatin with the pattern in relief), printing with it on portions of the metallic plate on which an outline has been photographically printed, and then etching the metal as a line plate. Also spelled benday process and Ben Day process. It is named after Benjamin Day, the originator of the process.

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