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  2. Color printing - Wikipedia

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    Color printing or colour printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). History of color printing [ edit ]

  3. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    The history of printing starts as early as 3000 BCE, when the proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations used cylinder seals to certify documents written in clay tablets. Other early forms include block seals, hammered coinage, pottery imprints, and cloth printing. Initially a method of printing patterns on cloth such as silk, woodblock printing ...

  4. Color theory - Wikipedia

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    Color theory, or more specifically traditional color theory, is the historical body of knowledge describing the behavior of colors, namely in color mixing, color contrast effects, color harmony, color schemes and color symbolism. [1] Modern color theory is generally referred to as Color science. While there is no clear distinction in scope ...

  5. CMYK color model - Wikipedia

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    CMYK color model. Color printing typically uses ink of four colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. When subtractive CMY inks are combined at full strength, pairwise combinations are red, green, and blue. Combining all three gives an imperfect black color. What appears as cerulean ( ) in the top image is actually a blend of cyan, magenta ...

  6. Chromolithography - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Chromolithography is a method for making multi-colour prints. This type of colour printing stemmed from the process of lithography, [1] and includes all types of lithography that are printed in colour. [citation needed] When chromolithography is used to reproduce photographs, the term photochrome is frequently used.

  7. Primary color - Wikipedia

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    A set of primary colors or primary colours (see spelling differences) consists of colorants or colored lights that can be mixed in varying amounts to produce a gamut of colors. This is the essential method used to create the perception of a broad range of colors in, e.g., electronic displays, color printing, and paintings.

  8. Ink - Wikipedia

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    Ink. Bottles of ink from Germany. Writing ink and a quill. Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively ...

  9. Printing - Wikipedia

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    The printing cylinders are usually made from copper plated steel, which is subsequently chromed, and may be produced by diamond engraving; etching, or laser ablation. Gravure printing is known for its ability to produce high-quality, high-resolution images with accurate color reproduction and using viscosity control equipment during production.