
A 'screen' is a series of ink 'dots', printed on to a paper which gives the appearance of a solid colour. The depth of screen colour can be deepened by increasing the dot frequency (see DPI), or the converse. A graduated screen is one where the DPI is varied across the screen so that you get a fading/deepening effect across the printing.
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An area of image where halftone dots range continuously from one density to another.
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