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Why registration matters when colors stack

Each color is a separate impression, so the sheet must land in the same place every time.

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From the opening

Registration is the alignment of one printed color with the next so that edges meet where the design put them. Each color is a separate pass of plate, block, or screen, and if the sheet shifts between passes the colors no longer share one drawing. The opening covers each color is a separate pass, guides and marks repeat the position, and a shift opens gaps or fringes.

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Inside

Each color is a separate pass
Guides and marks repeat the position
A shift opens gaps or fringes
Paper stretch moves the sheet
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

Registration of successive color impressions
Traps and registration marks in printing

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Why registration matters when colors stack

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