Help for creative people

 
Paper UPM has published a helpful Printing and Paper Workbook for its UPM Finesse picture printing papers. 
The Duplex Edition is the second edition of the practice-oriented Printing and Paper Workbooks for printers, agencies and buyers of print products, with which the effect of printing and finishing techniques on different paper surfaces and grammage thicknesses can be compared. While the first edition focused on MetalFX inks, the current edition concentrates on duplex printing. Effect can be comparedA total of eight folders allow viewers to assess the different effects of duplex printing and compare the effect of an image motif in black and white, 4C and various 2C duplex reproductions. The examples are offered for comparison on the four paper surfaces gloss, premium silk, silk and matt and the two grammages 135 and 170g/m2 of the UPM Finesse paper range. "The print sample collection thus illustrates the influence of the choice of paper on the final result," explains Anke Böckmann, Brand Manager for graphic papers at UPM.
Enhancing print objectsDuplex is an old printing technique in which black and white images are generally printed with an additional color. Two print forms are created from a black and white template.
The high-contrast black form reproduces the drawing in the dark areas of the motif. Midtones and highlights are printed with the second color printing form, which can be selected from a wide range of spot colors, depending on the motif and the desired effect. "Duplex is still an effective technique for enhancing printed objects and making them stand out from the usual flood of four-color images," says Böckmann. Black and white motifs gain depth and plasticity through duplex, and a visual language is created from a single source. Duplex is therefore particularly suitable for depicting landscapes, but also for portrait and industrial photography.
The UPM Finesse Printing and Paper Workbook on duplexing is available at [email protected].
Sabine Flaxman