Ben Day process

or Ben·day proc·ess

[ ben dey pros-es ]

noun

, Photoengraving.

1. a technique for producing shading, texture, or tone in line drawings and photographs by overlaying a fine screen or a pattern of dots on the original artwork, on a negative of it, or on the plate before etching.

Ben Day process

noun

1. printing a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ben Day process¹

1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ben Day process¹

C20: named after Benjamin Day (1838–1916), American printer