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HALFTONE INK [6 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

[An ink] made from carbon black with a blue toner, mixed in a heavy-bodied vehicle.

OBS

[An halftone ink] should be dense, clean working, quick setting and hard drying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Encre principalement utilisée lors de la mise en œuvre d'impressions typographiques, composée de noir de carbone, de pigment bleu, de gilsonite, d'huiles (minérale et de résine) et d'un vernis oléarésineux et au temps de séchage (par oxydation) relativement long.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
CONT

In the press room, ink viscosity is critical. Too low, and fine details are washed out; too high, and halftone dots tend to disappear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Propriété de résistance à l'écoulement d'une encre.

CONT

Le réglage de la viscosité de l'encre doit être effectué à température ambiante avant sa dépose en machine.

OBS

viscosité de l'encre : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

An ink suitable for various types of work on different grades of paper, designed for use on platen presses [and] usually heavy bodied, short and buttery ...

CONT

Printing inks are categorized according to the process for which they are intended, and, within each category, they may be further divided according to color and categories of quality. Letterpress inks, for example, include colored inks and black inks(halftone ink, jobbing ink, ornamental printing ink, rotary printing ink and special ink).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
OBS

Encre [épaisse, courte et onctueuse] se prêtant à divers genres de travaux sur diverses qualités de papier, sur presses à forme plate [...].

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

[The deposit] of ink at the edges of halftone dots or printed letters, with lack of ink at the centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intaglio Printing
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

... the filling in of the reverse dots in the tone area.

CONT

Excessive fill-in can be caused : by paper or ink collecting on the plate or blanket between the halftone dots; or by improper printing technique, such as excessive amounts of ink or printing pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Remplissage des points de trame (héliogravure) ou des interstices entre les points (typographie, flexographie) qui se traduit par une densité des demi-teintes supérieure à leur valeur nominale. En offset, le bouchage est dû à l'élargissement excessif des points de trame.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A combination of a normal letterpress ink and an oil-soluble dye of a different colour. The dye gradually bleeds out producing a halo around the dots which form the halftone image. The effect is that of two-colour printing.

Key term(s)
  • double tone ink

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Encre contenant deux colorants dont l'un sèche assez rapidement sans s'étaler et l'autre lentement en formant une auréole autour de chaque point imprimé.

OBS

Ces encres permettent d'imprimer en un seul passage sur machine typo des similigravures qui, après séchage, donneront deux tons différents.

Spanish

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