| Four color printing is no phenomena. It is the printing | | | | Web-based Images |
| process that printers use in order to reproduce your | | | | Lifting or borrowing images from other websites are |
| designs. Such that, it is able to generate various hues | | | | not always printable. Most images you find on the web |
| that will fully capture your photos, illustrations and other | | | | are only set at 72dpi which would look very blurry or |
| design elements. | | | | fuzzy if your tried printing it. |
| Printing companies go at lengths to measure your | | | | Your photographs, no matter how colorful, will lose |
| designs and files that it will print as closely as possible | | | | definition. This means that lines, contrasts and shapes |
| to the original ones. Through proofs, printing companies | | | | of objects will not be reflected on print. Colors suffer |
| review if there are major flaws in your files. | | | | too because without high resolution, colors will not blend |
| Proofing your files, as some companies offer for free, | | | | well and will look scattered. |
| is the job of experts which will study the details of | | | | Upsampling |
| your design. They try to see which problems might | | | | You cannot come up with a good print if you have low |
| occur if you chose to print your design, this may be | | | | resolution. Even if you stubbornly saved a 72dpi image |
| any of the following: | | | | to 300dpi without changing the dimensions, it won't |
| - which colors might come out drastically different | | | | produce quality images. Also called upsampling, this |
| - which images may become blurry | | | | shortcut would only prove useless. |
| - which images might be cut out | | | | Printing Text Colorful Text |
| - which text may not be legible | | | | Fonts should always be saved at 400dpi and yes it's |
| Hence, knowing how to fully understand the | | | | at a higher resolution. This is necessary for it to be |
| requirements of a full color printing job just might put | | | | printed well. This makes you text sharper and easier |
| you back on the right track and avoid problems. Such | | | | to read. |
| delays would only cause you too much time, worry | | | | If you want a colorful font, there's almost no limit to it. |
| and effort. | | | | However, you may only want to have colored texts or |
| Needless to say, you can take advantage of four | | | | fonts set at a minimum of 12pt. or else, there are |
| color printing by following certain steps and measure. A | | | | chances smaller, colorful fonts won't print as |
| good design will not print well, even with four color | | | | accurately. |
| printing, if you do not know the most traps and pitfalls | | | | Also, if you want to print white font against a dark |
| committed by many amateurs. | | | | background, make sure that it is also set at a minimum |
| Using Scanned Photographs | | | | of 12pt. The dark background might dominate over |
| Even when you scan your photographs, sometimes | | | | your fonts and would prove of little or no use at all to |
| these files don't come out the way you want them. | | | | read. |
| The best you can do is to brush them up with a few | | | | We all need colors, but in order to do so, we need files |
| strokes from design software. | | | | and images that would be printed well in the first place. |
| Nevertheless, it is best to save such scanned files or | | | | For if we do not have the right files, everything will be |
| images in tif or eps formats. Such formats help retain | | | | compromised and all that effort spent will have been |
| the original colors of your photographs and preserve | | | | for nothing. |
| the clarity or sharpness. | | | | Make sure to consult with your professional printing |
| Also, keep in mind to use a resolution of 300dpi or dots | | | | company and see how you could improve your design, |
| per inch. This gives your pictures a smooth and sharp | | | | images and colors. Make four color printing an |
| quality. | | | | experience you can enjoy by remembering these tips. |