What determines the plate/graphics cost?
The surface area of each color in square inches determines the size of the negative and subsequent plate size…times the number of colors. Colors that go to all 4 “corners” of the image area require full size plates and are the most expensive. On the other hand, colors that are in just one small place in the print surface require very small plates and are very inexpensive. It is the total surface area of the negatives and plates combined for all of the colors we are printing that determines the total cost.
