Screentone is a generic name for a technical drawing technique for applying various textures to surfaces from a specially preprinted sheet. An example of a technical drawing with orthographic and isometric view. ... ...

A screentone sheet consists of a flexible transparent backing, the printed texture, and an adhesive layer. The sheet is applied to the paper, adhesive down, and rubbed with a stylus on the backing side. The backing is then peeled off, leaving the ink adhered to the paper where pressure was applied. An adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. ... An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for colouring a surface to render an image or text. ...

A screentone saves an artist's time by allowing quick application of textures to a comic or manga page where a hand-shaded area would not be reproduced in a timely or acceptable manner. The size and spacing of black dots, lines, or hatches determine how light or dark an area will appear. Visual artists need to take into account how much a comic book page will be reduced when prepared for publication when choosing the pitch of a screentone. Screentones can also be layered to produce moire effects or to simulate multiple sources of shadow in an image. Pitch may refer to: Pitch is the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency Pitch, or tone of voice, refers to variation of tone in tonal language, and in languages with melodic accent Pitch, a throw of a baseball by a pitcher Pitch, part of... A moiré pattern is an interference pattern created when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes. ...

Different styles of screentone exist, variously intended to depict clothing, clouds, emotions, backgrounds and even objects such as trees. Screentones can also be modified by lightly scratching the backing with an x-acto blade to produce starbursts and other special effects. The most common type of X-acto knife, with No. ... In astronomy, starburst is a generic term to describe a region of space with a much higher than normal star formation. ...

Screentones were widely used by illustrators and artists, especially for cartoons. Their use has been declining since the advent of 2D graphics editors and desktop publishing, but they are still used e.g. by some Japanese Manga authors. A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... Desktop publishing (also known as DTP) combines a personal computer, page layout software and a printer to create publications on a small economic scale. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Letraset, a screentone manufacturer