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Printing paper and industry terms.
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Highlight halftone
Printing & publishing; Paper
The lightest or whitest parts in a photograph represented in a halftone reproduction by the smallest dots or the absence of all dots.
Chain lines
Printing & publishing; Paper
The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".
Flow
Printing & publishing; Paper
The property of ink which causes it to level out when still a liquid; "short" inks have poor flow, and "long" inks have good flow.
Vellum paper
Printing & publishing; Paper
Very strong, good quality cream coloured or natural paper made to impersonate calfskin parchment. Also, the term is often applied to the finish of paper rather than a grade of paper. Stationery is ...
Chain marks
Printing & publishing; Paper
The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".
First colour down
Printing & publishing; Paper
The first colour printed as the sheet passes through the press.
Smoothness
Printing & publishing; Paper
The flatness of a sheet of paper, which generally determines the crispness of the image printed upon it.
