Sunday, July 20, 2008

uc4: ebb&flow, week 2

CLASS
a. compare and critique the cohesiveness of the panels
b. determine ink colors
c. binding discussion
d. final digital art due July 28th, 6pm
e. printing dates August 11th, 25th and Sept 8th, between 10am and 5pm


Things to remember when refining your spread...
OVERLAPPING COLORS: should be organic, not need to be perfect. The presses at the Center are not made for perfect registration, the offset can end up more than 1/8".
LARGE SOLID AREAS: large solid area will not print solid and will have a textured effect, you can work with lines or halftones to get the same shape, better ink coverage.
THIN, FLOATING LINES: I've gotten 0.25 to work, as long as it is not isolated (separate from each other imagery on the same plate/color) they should be at most about .05" from each other.
NO BAD TYPOGRAPHY: PLEASE remember your typography from Type 1, don't stretch, squish, torture, outline, use Motel type, etc.
DESIGN SPREAD: use template!
PROPER SET-UP: 100% K, EACH COLOR ON DIFFERENT LAYER

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