Knockout
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Definition:
A knockout is a portion of an image that has been removed. When two colors overlap, they don't normally print on top of each other. The bottom color is knocked out of - not printed - in the area where the other color overlaps. Knockout type is typically text that is knocked out or reversed out of a dark background so that the type appears in the color of the paper.
Related Terms
• Trapping
• Choke
• Overprint
• Reversed Type
• Spread
Related Buyer's Guide
• Books on Prepress and Printing
Learn to Trap: Knockouts and Overprints
Explains and illustrates knockout and overprinting techniques.
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