In printing and graphic arts, mixing of two dissimilar colors in two adjacent printed dots before they dry and absorb in substrate is referred to as color bleeding.[1] Unless it is done for effect, color bleeding reduces print quality.
Prior art applied this term to the phenomenon of single color ink following the fibers of the paper.[2]
The amount of bleeding is affected by numerous factors, including the paper type,[3] paper's characteristics of ink absorption and its capillary action,[4] ink type and properties (speed of ink drying), printing technology (i.e. nozzle design and spacing with ink jet printers).
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edit- ^ "Minimizing color bleed while maximizing throughput for color printing". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Black to color bleed control in ink-jet printing inks". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ Frank, Benjamin. "Choosing The Right Paper for Ink Jet Printing". Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ Atobe, Shozo. "Matching Inkjet Paper to the Job". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- Image bleed in color ink-jet printing of plain paper
- Color ink jet pen having nozzle group spacing to prevent color bleed