Print Textures

Coloring

When printing from a digital file, there are options that can be selected which change the way the machine burns the images into the stencil material to create the different ink densities in an image. These options are called “Coloring”. These options will change the texture of the print. This is an advanced option and should only be requested if there is a specific texture you have in mind for your print. When an option is not selected we review the artwork and determine the method that will produce the best results.

The options are

• Grain Touch (our default printing option) - The machine uses a random dot pattern to create the variations in density to reproduce an image. There are no options to adjust the pattern.

• Halftone / Screen Covered - The machine uses a halftone pattern to create the variations in density to reproduce an image. There are options for how dense the screen is defined as “Lines per Inch” or LPI. The options are 43 LPI, 71 LPI or 106 LPI.

• Below are scans of prints made with the different options. Click on the images to enlarge.

The image printed in Blue was converted from a full-color original to grayscale.

The image printed in Black was grayscale to begin with.