ABOUT DIGITAL PRINT MAKING

Digital prints refers to images printed using a digital printer instead of a traditional printing press. These images can be printed to a variety of substrates including paper, cloth, or plastic canvas. Accurate color reproduction and the type of ink used (see below) are key to distinguishing high quality from low quality digital prints. Metallics (silvers, golds) are particularly difficult to reproduce accurately because they reflect light back to digital scanners. High quality digital prints typically are reproduced with very high-resolution data files with very high-precision printers. The substrate used has an effect on the final colors and cannot be ignored when selecting a color palette.The computer is an amazing and unique new tool for making prints. It doesn’t replace the traditional methods of printmaking, nor does it make the processes bringing photographic information into prints and for creating four color process images.The basic principles outlined here may be used in conjunction with Polyester Plate Lithography, or ImagOn film (intaglio). The most obvious printmaking technique to be used with digital imaging software is Screenprinting. You may either output digital images onto clear transparencies (for Screenprinting or ImagOn film) or directly onto Polyester Plates. Keep in mind that the software for digital imaging changes constantly - pay attention to the concepts in this book because the details have probably already changed