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TRACE / Separated impressions

Off register.

Let the layers slip. Keep their edges editable.

Change one plate’s horizontal or vertical position in Plates.

Choose the included images or your own inside the studio. Applying keeps your current work as a local copy.

Let the layers slip. Keep their edges editable.

The transformation

From source to study.

The result below is an actual studio export with this recipe. The source image is part of the result; changing it creates a different work.

Original A for Off register
Original A
Generated Image Playground example, not a camera photograph.
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Let the layers slip. Keep their edges editable.
Finished study
TRACE + the settings below.
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The recipe

Structure first. Finish second.

TRACE structure

  • 3 ink plates · Automatic structure
  • Photo texture (PNG only) · high detail
  • Exposure 0 · Midtones 1.00
  • Light registration: horizontal 2.8%, vertical -1.2%
  • Mid registration: horizontal -1.6%, vertical 1.5%
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Compose passes, in order

Your first change

Change one plate’s horizontal or vertical position in Plates.

PNG or editable SVG. Cutting exports use aligned geometry rather than print registration. Photo finishes do not appear in SVG.

Develop this into a finished work.

An editable two-ink poster

A composite PNG, a two-plate SVG and an editable project backup.

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A focal print with offset impressions

A clean PNG, an offset PNG, a layered SVG and a project containing the versions.

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Another direction.