color printing
Non-monochrome document output
Color printing is the reproduction of images using multiple ink colors, typically cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK).
The term distinguishes from black-and-white or monochrome printing: The brochure looks better in color printing but costs more.
Home and office printers offer color printing, though commercial color printing produces higher quality for magazines, packaging, and marketing materials.
Subtractive color model
- inkjetSpray-based printing method
- laserConcentrated light device
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
halftone · thermal · digital · flexography · gravure · prepress · separation · overprint
Underlying supporting material
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- cardstockRigid paper material
- glossySmooth and shiny
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
coated · uncoated · pigment · dye · ink · varnish · aqueous · solvent
Intensely clear and bright
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- richHaving much of something
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
bold · luminous · eye-catching · fade-resistant · archival · photorealistic · fine art · poster
Formal decision or determination
- gamutFull range of something
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- colorimetryMeasuring perceived hues precisely
- registrationFormal recording of participation
proofing · banding · posterization · densitometer · spectrophotometer · colorimeter · sharpness · saturation
CMYK
Subtractive color model
- inkjetSpray-based printing method
- laserConcentrated light device
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
offset · halftone · thermal · digital · flexography · gravure · prepress · separation · overprint · trapping
substrate
Underlying supporting material
matte · coated · uncoated · pigment · dye · ink · varnish · aqueous · solvent · UV ink
vivid
Intensely clear and bright
brilliant · bold · luminous · eye-catching · fade-resistant · archival · photorealistic · fine art · poster · brochure
resolution
Formal decision or determination
- gamutFull range of something
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- colorimetryMeasuring perceived hues precisely
registration · proofing · banding · posterization · densitometer · spectrophotometer · colorimeter · sharpness · saturation
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
- tonerImaging powder or facial astringent
- printheadInk-depositing mechanism
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
fuser · platen · ink tank · nozzle · roller · press · proofer · RIP · feeder · dryer
- printingletterpress, lithographers, press, typographers, print
- office equipment featurescollating, stapling, scanning, faxing, copying
- William BlakeThe Tyger, illuminated books, Jerusalem, Milton, Orc
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- postersvintage posters, movie poster, movie posters, concert poster, travel posters
- Art NouveauArt Nouveau, organic forms, flowing lines, floral motifs, decorative arts
color printingletterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
woodblock printing · mimeograph · carbon copy · typewriter · hand copying