Method for simulating spot varnish on a surprint proof
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsEileen Henry, Calvin Curtice
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Abstract
A method of forming a glossy area on a pre-press proof is provided, wherein the method includes printing a spot varnish layer, wherein the presence of the spot varnish enhances the glossiness of the overprinted color layers of the image. The method provides a pre-press proof simulating a printed spot varnish.
Claims19
A method for making a color proof having at least one selected image area with a spot-varnish finish, the method comprising:
- imagewise applying a spot-varnish to a proof substrate in the selected image area;
- and
- imagewise applying colorant to the spot-varnished proof substrate to form the color proof,
- whereby the at least one selected image area on the color proof has a higher gloss level than non-selected areas having no spot-varnish.
The method of embodiment 1, wherein the step of imagewise applying the spot varnish comprises imagewise exposing a spot varnish donor element with an infrared laser.
A method of forming a color proof, comprising:
- analyzing an image to create data representative of each image color and each image glossy area;
- transmitting the data to a proof printer;
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- imagewise printing each image color and a spot varnish corresponding to each glossy area to a receiving substrate with the proof printer.
A spot-varnished color proof comprising a proof substrate having thereon at least one area of spot varnish between the substrate and at least one imagewise colorant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.