In printing, the most common way to achieve color is referred to as CMYK, four-color process, 4 / c process, or even just process. A file is separated into four different colors to reproduce a color image: Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y) and Black (K). The image of a color is separated into CMYK.
Gutenberg was a German craftsman and inventor and is best known for his innovative printing press machine, the Gutenberg press, which used a movable form. Up until the 20th century, it remained the standard. Gutenberg made it inexpensive to print.
Lithography was primarily a graphic art form throughout the nineteenth century and, as such, still holds a high artistic reputation. Lithographs are artists' original artworks and are typically signed, while there is no signature for offset lithographic printing and reproductions.
Since the 1980s, over half of the 100 million Bibles printed each year have been printed in China, he said. Of those, in the United States, 20 million are sold or given away.
Today, average inkjet printers generally have a 1200 x 1440 dpi resolution. If you're not going to print photos larger than 5 x 7 inches, this is a good enough resolution.
Typically, color printing uses four-color inks: cyan , magenta , yellow, and black. The resulting "primary" mixtures are red, green , and blue when the CMY "secondary" is combined at full strength.
In 2 color printing, instead of one on lower end marketing materials, two ink colors are used, vs. four on higher-end commercially printed pieces. Typically, the inks used are Pantone ® colors, and are frequently used in a unique color to print a logo, design or symbol.
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