Blends

In order to achieve satisfactory results on blends, introduction of noise. This is best done via Adobe Photoshop with the a simple noise filter. When creating a blend the best results will be achieved when blending between similar colours. A tonal change of around 50% gives the best results e.g. 10% to 60%. Short blends of between 50 to 100mm work well.

Flat Tints

Large flat background tints that are strong in blues and greens tend to work poorly on E-Print. Strong red (just magenta and yellow) works fine. Light and pastel colours tend to work very well. If it necessary to use large panels of strong colour they can work well if a pattern is introduced into the black to modulate the colour and maintain a smooth appearance. Flat tints should not use any colour at less than 7% dot.

Flat tints can also be improved by using the "Add Noise" function of Adobe Photoshop. Use 15-30 units of noise and add it to one channel, preferably cyan or magenta. Matt and textured stocks show less streaking than gloss stocks.