Section 03
Four Colours
How the page was actually coloured. Percentages of four inks, cut by hand as separate films, printed on paper that could not hold a fine line. Four entries on the method behind the look.
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Separations
Colour was specified as percentages of four inks and cut by hand as separate films, one per plate.
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The Ben-Day dot
Flat tints were built from mechanical dot screens, and the visible dot is a consequence of the method rather than a style.
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Colour guides
A hand-painted guide told the engraver exactly which percentages went where.
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Newsprint and letterpress
Cheap absorbent paper spread the ink and set the limits of what the colour could do.