What is meant by 4-color process printing and the term “CMYK”?
It means that every color which is printed on the paper is made up of a combination of the 4 process colors of printing – cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. The Printing Process from start to finish using Offset Printing This is a brief overview of the various steps and their respective contributions to the production process. Click on one of the areas below to learn more about its specific functions and techniques. The Design Stage In the Design Stage the following tasks are addressed by the designer: • Overall look & feel of the piece • Typography • Graphics creation • Page layout The following tasks can be done by the designer or by the prepress department of the print shop. • Color Trapping • Create Printer Spreads • Scan Halftones & Line Art The Prepress Stage In the Prepress Stage the artwork is taken from its delivered state (either reflective art or digital file) all the way to the press plates. Here’s how: First the artwork is transferred to negative film either by imaging a di
