Registration
Media Location & Registration for Printing- In order to print multiple colors precisely, some method of accurately placing media must be employed. Two techniques outlined here are taped corner registration and pin registration. With some work there is no need for super accurate registration. For example, with the Drawing ink and Filler example the registration used was very loose so taped corners did quite well. With a process color (CMYK) print registration is imperative. Since colors are "mixed" in the eye, a small bit of misalignment between screens / colors causes large changes in the final look. Taped Corners- Taped corner registration is quick and cheap. It consists of, you guessed it, tape markers on diagonal corners of the print media. Using this system does take a little extra attention in placing each new sheet of paper but beyond that, it's an effective method. With the work surface prepare...

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