How to split a wavy edge on a textured-paper wine label
On a textured-paper wine label, split a wavy edge this way: a register shift across the whole sheet is a guide problem, not the paper edge. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause. The paper edge waves, and local register and wrinkles follow it.
On a textured-paper wine label, split a wavy edge this way: a register shift across the whole sheet is a guide problem, not the paper edge. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause. The paper edge waves, and local register and wrinkles follow it.
Name it wrong and you adjust the wrong place
The paper edge waves, and local register and wrinkles follow it. Call it something else and you skip this step: hang the sheets or check the humidity first. Do not just add impression. The wine name and the small type decide whether the label can go. They do not decide what you call it.
How to split them
| What you see | Closer to | How you split them |
|---|---|---|
| The paper edge waves, and local register and wrinkles follow it. | a wavy edge | Naming it off a single white spot |
| A register shift across the whole sheet is a guide problem, not the paper edge. | Treat it as that other defect | Using the same adjustment |
| It sits on the wine name and the small type | Hold this area first | Ignoring the position just to give it a name |
Confirm it on the spot
- Look, by eye or with a loupe: The paper edge waves, and local register and wrinkles follow it.
- Rule out: A register shift across the whole sheet is a guide problem, not the paper edge.
- Hang the sheets or check the humidity first. Do not just add impression.
