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DROPOUT HALFTONE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoengraving
DEF

A halftone illustration in which the background and any unessential parts have been removed.

Key term(s)
  • cut out halftone
  • block out halftone
  • blockout halftone
  • close cut halftone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photogravure
DEF

Cliché traité en simili mais dont les contours sont ceux du sujet, toutes les autres parties de l'illustration étant éliminées.

Key term(s)
  • simili détourée

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoengraving
  • Photography
DEF

A halftone plate in which the white areas are really white instead of being slightly grayed by tiny dots as in an ordinary halftone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photogravure
  • Photographie
DEF

Cliché dont on a corrigé la zone des hautes lumières afin d'en faire ressortir les détails.

Spanish

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