Gordo's discussion in the Predicting/Preventing Moire thread, #8, gave me enough PS tools to simulate the angles and resulting dots. In that I could simulate the objectionable patterns at zero and 45 degrees, and with some advice from Adobe ID forum, 22.5 and 30 degrees at 150lpi look to be an workable solution.
Yes, I could have run a solid stroke, in a spot gray...but no, I'm still making a living because I choose (chose?) to find the best answers when possible, not the easy way out; no offense to any.
A black line of dots sounds most reliable, rather than faffing around calculating where the rip will put the screened dots (of a solid tinted black line) where you want, (a higher dpi might help) you can vary the size of the dots to help make them less prominent, either in Illi or by choosing the point size. Run a test sheet with differing sizes and take your pick.
Yes, I could have run a solid stroke, in a spot gray...but no, I'm still making a living because I choose (chose?) to find the best answers when possible, not the easy way out; no offense to any.
I think solid strokes in a spot gray IS the best answer. Is it the cost of the ink that makes that idea unacceptable? If that's the case you can mix it yourself.
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Originally Posted by pdan
