posterizev.
/ˈpəʊstərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstəˌraɪz/ Photography.
transitive. To print (a photograph or other image) so that there is only a small number of different tones. Also occasionally intransitive.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [verb (transitive)] > tone, etc.
overtone1868
tone1868
posterize1943
threshold1943
1943 ‘C. I. Jacobson’ Enlarging (ed. 4) 278 Posterising Photographs... One method published by R. W. Wade, achieves something more than simple tone-separation.
1948 F. H. Smith Photographs & Printer 135 The photo-engraver can readily reproduce a photograph which has already been posterised.
1977 R. Hattersley Photogr. Printing xviii. 132 Once you know how to make high-contrast negatives with Kodalith..it is relatively easy to posterize.
1992 Step-by-Step i. 86/1 (caption) Posterize the image with two values and view the result.
Derivatives
ˈposterizing n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > toning
toning1861
posterizing1943
tone separation1943
thresholding1945
posterization1950
1943 ‘C. I. Jacobson’ Enlarging (ed. 4) 278 The range of subjects suitable for posterising is practically unlimited.
1994 NewMedia Aug. 90/2 Filter effects for adjusting contrast, colorizing clips, and posterizing and mosaic effects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
v.1943