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Paper vs. White

Mar 4, 2008 11:16 AM

If I want to place an image into a box that has a White background, is there a difference between White vs Paper?
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    Mar 4, 2008 11:35 AM   in reply to No Big Deal
    no
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 11:54 AM   in reply to No Big Deal
    There's no such color as white. Use paper just to get yourself use to the concept that you want the paper to show through.
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 12:06 PM   in reply to No Big Deal
    It is possible to define a spot White ink. Not very useful in offset printing, but widely used in silk screen and packaging design.
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 12:13 PM   in reply to No Big Deal
    I usually use C, M or Y to designate white plate on a job. Not like you can see a white plate.
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 12:14 PM   in reply to No Big Deal
    over the years I have used white ink in offset printing about 5 times. Always because I needed a white base and I was printing on colored paper.
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 2:13 PM   in reply to No Big Deal
    Just bear in mind that "paper" actually can be any color you give it to simulate colored paper.
     
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    Mar 4, 2008 2:31 PM   in reply to No Big Deal
    Also, a color named white could be globally manipulated at a later date. If you had many objects or text colored with "white" dropping out of a dark background, you could decide to globally change "white" to something like 10% yellow any timecan't do that with Paper.
     
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    Mar 5, 2008 6:15 AM   in reply to No Big Deal
    OT: PMS uses 'white' as one of its base coulours
     
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    Mar 5, 2008 8:43 AM   in reply to No Big Deal
    PMS white is actually tinting medium - ie a non pigmented varnish to 'thin' down the strength of a mixed ink.

    White ink is generally used in aluminium can printing and CD on body labels to give a base for the subsequent inks to sit on.
     
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