Benday Dots

The Benday Dots printing process combines two (or more) different small, colored dots to create a third color. It was named after U.S. illustrator and printer Benjamin Day.

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U.S. - Illustrator - Benjamin Day

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Depending on the effect, color and optical illusion needed, dots may be proximal or overlapping. 1950s and 1960s pulp comic books used Benday dots in primary colors to inexpensively create shading and the secondary colors of green, purple, orange and flesh tones. Benday dots were considered the trademark of American artist Roy Lichtenstein, who enlarged and exaggerated them in many of his paintings and sculptures.

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Optical illusion - Comic book - Primary colors - Roy Lichtenstein

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