Definitions
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- noun A technique for applying
textures andshades todrawings frompreprinted sheets, used as an alternative tohatching .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yagami shies away from screentone, preferring spidery line work and bold, black patches to delineate space and objects.
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Yagami shies away from screentone, preferring spidery line work and bold, black patches to delineate space and objects.
Go west, young woman 2009
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Because of a random comment that occurred while looking at pages from King of RPG's, I found myself taking a closer look at the use of screentone in manga the past couple of weeks.
Anime Nano! 2010
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When screentone was showing up in the background of manga, it was more for pushing back the image in order to let the foreground characters pop.
Anime Nano! 2010
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Randomly, I feel that digital screentone is still working the kinks out.
Anime Nano! 2010
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In the past I've talked about some of the reasons why I think this happens, and Narutaki over at the Reverse Thieves pointed out the abuse of screentone in a lot of OEL titles.
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Look for all the earmarks of grade-school shoujo here, with big-eyed characters impeccably dressed in the latest youth fashions, fancy screentone patterns dominating the backgrounds, and borderless, free-flowing panel layouts.
Anime News Network 2009
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He draws with a fine line, using screentone very subtly to imply depth without letting the tones overwhelm the page.
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Background art is even less impressive, just an afterthought that takes the cheap way out with lots of screentone patterns.
Anime News Network 2009
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However, his use of flat areas of screentone for areas like hair and clothing gives the art a cheap, hurried look.
Anime Nano! 2008
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