Method for preparing prepress color proof and intermediate receiver element and carrier plate useful therein

An intermediate receiver element for use in a dry color proofing process in which a color image is transferred from a donor element to said intermediate receiver element by laminating at selected lamination temperature and pressure, and peeling said laminated donor element from said intermediate receiver element,

• said intermediate receiver element comprising a transparent polymeric film support, and having disposed on one side thereof:
• a cushioning layer comprising a layer of a vinyl acetate polymer present at a coverage of from 12 to 24 g/m.sup.2 and having a hardness defined by a Young's modulus of less than 1 kg.sub.f /cm.sup.2 when measured at a frequency of 10 hertz and at said lamination temperature, and
• an image receiving layer overlaying said cushioning layer, said image receiving layer having a dry thickness of from 0.5 to 8 .mu.m, and having a roughened outer surface characterized by the presence of at least 750 peaks/mm.sup.2, each peak ranging from 0.1 up to and equal to 1 .mu.m in height, said image receiving layer comprising amorphous silica particles having an average diameter of from 2 to 5 .mu.m and at a coverage of from 0.05 to 0.5 g/m.sup.2, distributed in an ethyl methacrylate polymer binder material.