Quality and Environment » Printing processes » How many colours
How many colours your printing requires depends on the type of graphics, photos and text you want, as well as the quality you wish to obtain. In general, more colours are required for flexographic printing than for rotogravure. At Stenqvist, however, our long experience has made us very adept at optimising ink usage, which often enables us to use fewer colours than our competitors' do, without compromising print quality.
These sample images illustrate a well recognised brand reproduced with two, four and seven colours respectively:
