Color Litho
Color Litho
Glossary Of Printing Terms
Batch Printing or Gang-Run Printing
Also known as batch printing, this method which is applicable to litho-offset printing is a cost-effective and efficient way to produce all kinds of loose sheet printed documents. Gang-run printing is basically grouping customers' orders for a similar product or requirement into 1 print run. By doing this, your short-run jobs become more affordable as the initial production cost is now shared by various customers.
Bleed
Printing that goes to the edge of the sheet after trimming.
Colour Density
Describes the optical density if areas printed colour. This value is important when monitoring quality in printing processes and can be measured using densitometers. It is only possible to compare color densities of the similar hue.
Densitometer
Instrument used to measure ink density to ensure colour consistency from the first to last print.
Die Cut
The cutting of paper or card into irregular shapes using a die (specially shaped blades mounted on abacking).
Digital Offset
Digital Offset Printing makes use of advance digital technology to produce offset quality results. Not to be confused with digital reproduction (which is mostly associated with digital copiers and colour lasers), Digital Offset Printing eliminates many of the mechanical steps required for litho-offset printing (see below), including making films or plates. As image is transferred directly onto paper without the use of plates, the technology is cost-efficient and significantly makes small volume print-runs economical.
DPI (Dots Per Inch)
DPI is short for Dots Per Inch. It is a measurement of printer's output resolution. For printers, the DPI specification indicates the number of dots per inch that the printer has to output to form the image/text on the document. The higher the DPI, the more refined the image/text will appear. At Printfac3 the minimum DPI requirement for an image/text is 300dpi.
Fold
An intentional bend in the paper, usually done by special machines.
Grammage
Basis weight of paper in grams per square meter (gsm).
GSM
The unit of measurement for paper weight (grams per square meter).
Lamination
The process of coating a printed document with an extremely thin layer of either glossy or matt plastic. Lamination gives a highly professional look and provides an extra smooth finish. It can also protect the document surface from fingerprints and scratches.
Litho-Offset (Lithographic)
A printing technique where by the desired print image is transferred via computer-to-plate (CTP), then transferred (or offset) from the plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. The lithographic process is based on the repulsion of oil and water. The image to be printed gets ink from ink rollers, while the non printing area attracts a film of water, keeping the non printing areas ink-free.
On-Press
The process of a document being printed.
Overprint Varnish
A coating of clear varnish applied like ink, completely over a printed document. It is part of the finishing process.
Post-Press
The finishing processes a printed document goes through. Examples of the types of finishing are folding, creasing, punching, collation, gluing and stitching.
Pre-Press
The procedures and processes digital files must go through before they can be printed.
Stock / Paper Stock / Paper Material
Unprinted paper. More infomation on paper material here.
Trim Size
This is the final size of a document after excess edges have been cut off. Anything left outside the trim or crop marks/lines will be trimmed away. Therefore, refrain from adding a border or frame along the edge of a document as it may appear uneven after trimming.
Wire-O Binding
A document binding technique using a double-wire strip which is wound through pre-punched holes along the edge of the pages of a document. It is also called spiral binding and double-o binding.
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 VERVE 27 28 ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOS CHAGALL MIRÓ $3800  US $3,800.00
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 Frank Howell Prayers for Tomorrow Hand Colored Litho US $3,775.00
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 JEAN CHARLOT Signed 1933 PICTURE BOOK 32 Color Lithos US $3,500.00
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 VERVE VOL IV No 13 TOP LITHOS IN COLOR BY MATISSE $3500 US $3,500.00
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 Color Litho by WITOLD K Symphony for the People S N US $2,800.00
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 LARRY RIVERS Signed 1971 Color Litho Silkscreen Collage US $2,500.00
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 W H Fitch Hand Colored Litho Odontoglossum triumphans US $1,950.00
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 W H Fitch Hand Colored Litho Odontoglossum grande US $1,950.00
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 JANE AVRIL 1896 Color Litho after TOULOUSE LAUTREC US $1,900.00
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 VERVE VOL 1 NO 3 WITH 4 LITHOS IN COLOR CHAGALL MIRÓ US $1,800.00
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 Frame Litho Colorful Abstract “Woodchuck II” by Shields US $1,800.00
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 MARC CHAGALL 1 ORIGINAL COLOR LITHO DERRIERE LE MIROIR US $1,600.00
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 DERRIERE LE MIROIR 125 126 8 COLOR LITHOS MIRÓ $1600 US $1,600.00
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 VERVE VOL I No 2 TOP LITHOS IN COLOR BY KANDINSKY MORE US $1,500.00
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 VERVE VOL I No 1 TOP LITHOS IN COLOR BY MIRÓ $1500 US $1,500.00
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 Rare 1850 View of San Francisco Colored Litho by Kuchel US $1,200.00
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 VERVE VOL I No 4 TOP LITHOS IN COLOR BY MATISSE $1200 US $1,200.00
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 Salvador Dali“Fille de Minos” L’ Art D” Aimer limited edition color Litho $5500 US $1,195.00
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 JOAN MIRO Woman Bird Star RARE 1949 Color Litho Pochoir LARGE PRINT G1361 FFA US $1,000.00
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 TULLY FILMUS HAND COLORED LITHO SIGNED 49 225 COA US $925.00
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 ORIGINAL LITHO CHAGALL IN COLOR FROM VERVE 33 34 1956 US $899.00
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 DALI LITHO COLOR ETCHING MEMORIES OF SUREALISM 1971 RARE US $875.00
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 Donnangelo Original Litho with color Ink US $868.00
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 ROBERTO MATTA BIG LITHO IN COLOR US $850.00
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 Verve 3 Color Lithographs Miro Klee Rattner Indian Lithos US $825.00
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 1821 KINGS CHAMPION England Henry Dymoke color litho US $799.99
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