So, why is it relevant? The bleed is a precaution for the possible dislocation of the paper sheet as it is going through the cutting machine. That means, this area will be trimmed, cut off your final book. The digital file you’ll be sending to the print shop will be a little bigger than the final book, because you also have your bleed.īleed area: It’s an area which is still within the paper sheet during the printing process, but is outside your trim mark. Everything outside this line will be cut off the paper sheet, and everything inside of it will be on your final book. Trim line: This is a line that indicates the final size and format of your page. In order to do so, let’s get familiar with some crucial terms: If you’re printing, chances are you’re going to take this material to a convention and you have a deadline, and I also acknowledge how stressful this can be, so please be aware that your emotions might get the best of you, which is why I want to help you to be able to communicate as best as you can with your printer.
What I want to make clear from the start is that the printing machine itself can be tricky, sometimes you’ll export in the wrong format and get mad at the print shop, and sometimes people will in fact stitch your pages wrong.
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The reason I start by saying this is that printing anything can be a very stressful process, full of re-works and need for quick trouble-shooting, and you might feel tempted to be angry at the print shop crew.
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But, how to do so? When we’re at the edge of this crucial moment, most of us realize we need a little help and basic knowledge to guide us, so today we’re going to talk about the key terms and process you need to be familiar with.įirst of all, most print shops will be able to help and solve some of your problems, you can trust at least someone in the staff has the knowledge to solve the most common complications around printing a comic. So, you went through all of the organization phase, worked really hard, followed every tip on project management and now you have your beautiful comic (or maybe another kind of art book) ready to print. “If it walks like a printing press staff, and talks like a printing press staff, then it must be…an aspiring comic artist!” Printing your comic Part I: Presswork vocabulary
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