Registration, ContinuedNo registerLoose registerLap registerWith no register, each color or plate prints independently or without relationto all other plates. It does not require registered overlays, merelyinstructions to the printer.Loose register is used for images not requiring highly accurate placement ofthe color portions. You make a separate overlay for each color and key thisoverlay to the master art. Simplicity in the master artwork is paramount.Lap register permits a slight overlay in the separate colors or plates. Thissimplifies the DM's task in creating the overlays and eliminates white gaps orspaces which occur if the registration is off. Colors of similar densities thatoverlay form a black line, while lapping patterns or textures requires you todraw a red line between them to avoid moire.Figure 1-44 shows lap registration.Figure 1-44.—Lap registration.HairlineregisterA hairline register should be left for photomechanical separation by thecamera person or printer. The overlap in a hairline register is negligible.Save this registration technique for full color or full color continuous toneart.1-60
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