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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.
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...
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.
Using Spot Colors or Process Colors or Both - When to Use Spot Colors and...
The more colors of ink you use, the higher the printing costs usually. Learn when it is best to use 4-color process printing (or similar processes) versus a spot color or two.
Working with Color on the Printer
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 (as much as possible) with what you see on-screen. The two go hand in hand.
Color Symbolism
Red is love and war. Blue suggests trustworthiness and stability. Orange is vibrant and energetic. What do your color choices say?