4 Colors In Your Face!

4 color printing is one of the most popular methods of printing today. There are all sorts of documents you can print with four color printing. All of which, includes; brochures, magazines, catalogs, business cards, flyers, banners, posters and etc. 4 color printing is fast and easy, even for those who do not have a wide background in printing can create good designs, although not as good as those who are highly qualified to do this job.

4 color printing makes use of 4 colors which are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The color image is then separated in to our different color values by the use of screens and filters, which are usually done digitally.

This results into the color separation of four images that when transferred to printing plates and printed on the printing press using colored inks which are cyan or blue, magenta or red, yellow and black, thus producing the original color image.

Unlike inkjet printers or color photocopiers, 4 color printing provides a more accurate, detailed, brilliant reproduction of your originals at a low cost-per-sheet. But, this is the kind of printing is found at commercial printers, not at any local quick-printer shop.

The results of 4 color printing may be very overwhelming but they are more expensive than other printing methods. If you decide to use 4 color printing, make sure you have a good reason. For instance, it makes sense for an interior design firm to use four colors to showcase its work in a brochure. But a pet store ought to be able to settle for spot color and text in its newsletter.

The good thing is that this allows any printed product to feature photographic images or sophisticated graphics. And also, make sure that your documents contain fewer errors, because the more errors your documents have, the more expensive your printing expenses will be.