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Introduction: A Brief History of Printing

PrePress: Planning and Strategy; Design Tips; Color Management; File Submission; Proofing; Materials and Stocks; Inks; Platemaking

Types of Printing: Offset Lithography; Digital Printing; Screen Printing; Gravure; Thermography; Flexography; Letterpress; Large Format

Specialty Printing: 3D Printing; Promotional; Security Printing; Green Printing

Types of Finishes: Coatings; Binding; Folding; Scoring; Die Cutting; Embossing; Foil Stamping; Perforations

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Term: Underbasing

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

When silk screening on dark shirts, the print normally needs a white layer of ink under the colors to allow the colors to be bright on the garment.

This layer of ink is called an Underbase. Most underbases are white and need to be flash-cured before another color can be printed on top. Some designs have more than one white underbase.

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