The Frog Blog

Following on from 'Why CMYK?', here's how your artwork continues it's journey from plate to print! Our RIP (Raster Image Processor) splits your artwork into its component colour parts Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK), the 4 inks used by offset litho presses. The images below show how the full colour example is split into the four component images ready to be transferred to printing plates. We need 4 plates to produce single sided leaflets and 8 plates to produce double …

Are you fed up with the colours of your finished print looking different to how it looks on screen when you design it? Do you know the difference between CMYK and RGB?TRY THIS!Download and print this PDF on your colour printerand compare the printed colours on paper to the colours you see on your screen.Notice how the RGB (Red, Green & Blue) colours in the top row are luminous and vibrant on screen but less vibrant when printed.This is because standard screens and monitors produce colours in RGB …