Printing Glossary – C

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Cast coated: Coated paper with a high gloss reflective finish.

Coated paper: A clay coated printing paper with a smooth finish.

Color matching system: A system of formulated ink colors used for communicating color.

Color separations: The process of preparing artwork, photographs, transparencies, or computer generated art for printing by separating into the four primary printing colors.

Contrast: The tonal change in color from light to dark.

Crop: To cut off parts of a picture or image.

Crop marks: Printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet.

Cyan: One of four standard process colors. The blue color.