Picking is when the ink printed on paper has a greater surface strength than the paper, causing it to lift or curve off or transfer to the sheet it is stacked with.
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Preflighting is the process used to evaluate all digital components of an art file (usually aPDF) before it is sent to print. The preflighting process will fonts, etc. will all print as expected.
Overprinting refers to the process of printing on a sheet of paper that has already been printed on. These pre-printed sheets are referred to as shells.
Offset printing is printing on a 4 color lithography press where the pages of your project are imposed onto a plate, then the image is transferred to an intermediate blanket cylinder that prints one of the 4 CMYK colors at a time onto the individual pages of your product.
Mottle refers to a defect in printing which can create a spotty or uneven appearance of a print, primarily in solid color areas.
Paper with a matte finish has a “flat” look to it. It does not shine and reflect light the same way that gloss paper does.
Makeready refers to all of the work and materials that go into setting a machine for the printing process.
Line copy is a document that consists of purely of black and white without any gray tones.
Letterpressing is a printing technique that involves pressing inked metal type into paper.