Color Printing
Learn how to take color from your scanner and the screen and put it onto paper. Various color printing techniques for desktop and commercial printing are explored here or delve deeper into process and spot color printing.
4 Color, 6 Color, and 8 Color Process Printing
CMYK may be the most prevalent color printing process, but there are others as well. Explore different types of 4C, 6C, and 8C color printing including Hexachrome.
CMYK may be the most prevalent color printing process, but there are others as well. Explore different types of 4C, 6C, and 8C color printing including Hexachrome.
Color Printing
Photographs can contain millions of colors. But most desktop printers and printing presses can only print a handful of ink colors. So how do you get all those brilliant colors of a photograph with only a few inks? Even if you only have one or two colors for graphics or text, color printing takes special preparation whether you use a desktop printer or a printing press. And although commercial col…
Photographs can contain millions of colors. But most desktop printers and printing presses can only print a handful of ink colors. So how do you get all those brilliant colors of a photograph with only a few inks? Even if you only have one or two colors for graphics or text, color printing takes special preparation whether you use a desktop printer or a printing press. And although commercial col…
Color Tips
These aren't hard-and-fast rules or formulas but they are tried-and-true guidelines that hold true most of the time.
These aren't hard-and-fast rules or formulas but they are tried-and-true guidelines that hold true most of the time.
Using Spot Colors or Process Colors or Both - When to Use Spot Colors and Process Colors
The more colors of ink you use, the higher the printing costs usually. Find out when a few spot colors will work and when you need to go with 4-color process colors or a mix of spot and process colors.
The more colors of ink you use, the higher the printing costs usually. Find out when a few spot colors will work and when you need to go with 4-color process colors or a mix of spot and process colors.
Working with Color on the Printer
Outlines some of the specific tools available when working with color, especially for print.
Outlines some of the specific tools available when working with color, especially for print.
Calibrate Your Printer
Calibrating your printer insures that what you print is consistent with what you see on-screen. The two go hand in hand.
Calibrating your printer insures that what you print is consistent with what you see on-screen. The two go hand in hand.