Halftone is the
reprographic technique that simulates
continuous tone imagery through the use of dots, varying either in size or in spacing, thus generating a gradient-like effect. Shown here are three examples of color halftoning with
CMYK separations. From left to right: The
cyan separation, the
magenta separation, the
yellow separation, the
black separation, the combined halftone pattern, and finally how the human eye would observe the combined halftone pattern from a sufficient distance.
Illustration: Pbroks13; SVG: Slippens