What kind of proofs will I see for my full-color childrens book?
The proofs you see will be digital proofs. You will receive two kinds of proofs, one is color and one is black and white. The color proofs will be on a large sheet of paper, and this proof is to check just that, your color. The paper that is used for these color proofs is not the paper your job will be printed on, so keep that in mind. The proofing paper is glossy and is a brighter white than either of the papers we use to print from (gloss or matte). And because this proofing system is what is called a line proof, you may notice lines in the proof. These lines are simply a function of the proofing process and will not be visible when the job is actually printed on the printing press. (The printing press uses dots of color and ink as opposed to toner and lines as in the proof.) The black and white proof will be page size and these proofs should be used to check that all elements are on the pages where they should be.
