screentone

English

Etymology

screen +‎ tone

Noun

screentone (countable and uncountable, plural screentones)

1. (uncountable) A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching.
2. (countable) A texture or shading of this kind.
   • 2018, Danica Davidson, Rena Saiya, Manga Art for Intermediates, page 7:

     There are various kinds of screentones, but the ones with printed small dots are the most basic.