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Chapter 1 Getting Started
1-3 Gloss Ink Features and Printing Methods
Features of Gloss Ink
The ECO-UV Gloss ink that this unit uses is colorless and transparent, and can impart a glossy feel to the printed item, as well
as enhancing weatherability and robustness.* Also, depending on the printing settings, you can even deliberately eliminate
glossiness and produce a matte nish, or perform ll overprinting using gloss ink to raise the printed surface and create an
embossed nish.
* Glossiness, weatherability, and robustness may vary depending on the media used, the environment, and other printing
conditions.
Methods of Printing Using Gloss Ink
Gloss-nish Printing
This printing method imparts a glossy nish to the printed item. When you're overprinting an item already printed using
white or CMYK color inks, you pull back the printed item and perform one pass of ll overprinting with gloss ink. Printing
using only gloss ink is also possible. Forming a coating of gloss ink imparts a glossy nish and can also achieve high weath-
erability and robustness.
P. 27, "Gloss-nish Printing (White or CMYK Colors Gloss)," and p. 34, "Printing Using Only Gloss Ink"
Matte-nish Printing
This printing method eliminates glossiness and produces a restful matte nish. When you're overprinting an item already
printed using white or CMYK color inks, you pull back the printed item and perform one pass of ll overprinting with gloss
ink. Printing using only gloss ink is also possible. This perform ll overprinting of white and CMYK colors with gloss ink, which
makes it possible to produce results where glossiness is suppressed while weatherability and robustness are enhanced.
P. 29, "Matte-nish Printing (White or CMYK Colors Gloss)," and p. 34, "Printing Using Only Gloss Ink"
Embossed-nish Printing
This printing method can produce items that have a three-dimensional feel by performing ll overprinting of the item using
gloss ink. You determine the height to which the printed surface is raised by setting the number of ll-overprint passes in
VersaWorks. After performing ll-overprinting by this specied number of passes, the item is overprinted one last time using
gloss ink to produce a gloss nish. When you're overprinting an item already printed using white or CMYK color inks, you pull
back the printed item and perform ll overprinting with gloss ink. Printing using only gloss ink is also possible.
P. 31, "Embossed-nish Printing (White or CMYK Colors Gloss)," and p. 34, "Printing Using Only Gloss Ink"
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