surprint

Definitions

The printing of text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“"Dropout" is obviously the opposite of surprint in that during the process⟳ of preparing the plate the "line" shape⟳ (type⟳ or drawing) is deleted from the halftone or screen film negative of any one color or combination of colors.”

“To use⟳ this chart to decide⟳ if type⟳ should be surprinted or reversed over a portion of a photograph or in a screened area, find⟳ the shade of gray that most closely matches the area and see⟳ if the surprint or reverse is more readable.”

“Pictured is a letterhead created by The Vast Agency on a very lightweight stock⟳ in which one half of the company's name⟳ is printed as a surprint while the other half is reversed out of the flood-coloured back.”

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