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Trapping Part 8: Knocking Out Small Text V.S. Overprinting Small Text
While knocking out the background behind the text can create a sharp contrast and clarity, it risks white gaps due to misregistration. Overprinting – placing the text directly…
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Trapping Part 7: Knockout V.S. Overprint
Knockout in printing is a technique where the graphic on top “knocks out” the background color, allowing a cleaner cut. However, it requires trapping, as misregistration is likely…
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Trapping Part 6: Spread V.S. Choke
In a Spread, the object on top is “knocked out” of the one below it, creating a gap in the design, and the top color is extended to…
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Trapping Part 5: Trapping is Not Necessary
Sometimes, the resulting color from the overprinting of two other colors is a desired effect, as two inks overlap to create a third color, but sometimes it is…
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Trapping Part 4: Misregistration
Through the printing process, paper can shift from one color to the next. Without proper, or any trapping, image shifting, or misregistration can result. Come back later for…
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Trapping Part 3: Obvious Trap
When you effectively trap the color, there will be no white gaps in the print due to misregistration. That’s the first part! The next part is to create…
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