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DROPOUT BLUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Photoengraving
  • Printing Processes - Various
CONT

These sheets are printed with dropout blue layout lines.

OBS

The drop-out halftone is made where it is desirable to eliminate the highlight background of an illustration. The most effective way of producing such an illustration is to opaque out the background by painting in the unwanted areas on the negative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Photogravure
  • Procédés d'impression divers
OBS

Détourage : Opération qui consiste à délimiter exactement le contour d'un sujet sur un cliché photographique et à rendre opaque la partie inutile.

Spanish

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