How to explain "overprint" to dumb clients?

[michaelejahn]

I typically explain it like ink that is like a varnish or a laminate - it covers what is under it, and as ink is translucent, some show through. When Adobe and Agfa began working on implementing IRT ( In Rip Trapping ) it was important for people to "believe it would work" - so, lots of internal presentation ( to the sales and support team ) as well as to customers. Adobe had Lydia Varmazis spearhad the creation of an IRT document that had great graphics.

Link to that here:

https://www.adobe.com/studio/print/pdf/trapping.pdf

I created an internal presentation on how trapping and "ink types" effected how things trap...

Link to that here ( I can't believe I built this in 1998 - 23 years ago - GOD I AM OLD )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NdQBOIGN7aGEKEiWQGjX7ZmY5-Z2XSTu/view?usp=sharing

 

[EEM]

This is by far the best explanation on this topic that I came across sometime ago:
Understanding Overprint

It also has some analogies that might help.

All the best : )

 

[Dario]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NdQBOIGN7aGEKEiWQGjX7ZmY5-Z2XSTu/view?usp=sharing

thanks Michael, but maybe your link is private?

 

[Dario]

Colored glass maybe

this is nice!!

 

[Dario]

This seems to be a persistent problem for you as back in 2018 you posted something similar

Yes: dumb clients are persistent!

 

[Zerge]

Show them this.

Spoiler: No problem!

 

[Dario]

Show them this.

Geez, HELP me!

ps: what's that Russian spoiler BTW?

 

[Zerge]

what's that Russian spoiler BTW?

Its Russian decision:
7 perpendicular red lines
2 of them are green
3 are transparent,
1 is in the shape of a kitten.