overprint; chromatic printing
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to print in multiple colors using separate plates on the same layout
technicalA traditional Chinese printing technique where different colors are applied sequentially using separate carved blocks aligned to the same layout.
zhū朱
mò墨
tào套
yìn印
Red and black overprinting
Zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
jí籍
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
jīng精
měi美
de的
cǎi彩
sè色
tào套
yìn印
jì技
shù术
。
This ancient book employed exquisite multicolor overprinting techniques.
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Tào套
yìn印
gōng工
yì艺
xū需
yào要
jí极
gāo高
de的
jīng精
zhǔn准
dù度
。
The overprinting process requires extremely high precision.