Surprint

Quick meaning: Surprint is a noun meaning The printing of text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.

Meaning

The printing of text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.

More Meanings

1. To print text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.

Example Sentences

Only lines and areas which are to print as blacks or solids can be surprinted.

Don't decide to "strip this" or "surprint that" unless you are sure of your ground, and even then you may well leave the decision to the engraver.

Pictured is a letterhead created by The Vast Agency on a very lightweight stock in which one half of the company's name is printed as a surprint while the other half is reversed out of the flood-coloured back.

"Dropout" is obviously the opposite of surprint in that during the process of preparing the plate the "line" shape (type or drawing) is deleted from the halftone or screen film negative of any one color or combination of colors.

Word Forms

• surprints
• surprinting
• surprinted

Synonyms for surprint

Depending on context, synonyms include overprint.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overprint, underprint, spanishing, backprint, patch, outprint.

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