Working within your needs... at Essence Printing, proofing is a factor of functionality and adaptability. Some clients need a soft proof, while others need a color mock-up or even a proof printed on the actual substrate of the project... and then there are others that require all of these to meet the various needs of their company. We have made it our mission to bring what you need to the table.

SOFT PROOF
A digital PDF [Portable Document Format] file that depicts trims, diecuts and other information as though it were on a press sheet, delivered to the client via e-mail or web posting.

BLUE-LINE PROOF
A photographic proof made from stripped negatives where all colors show as blue images on white paper.

DIGITAL COLOR MOCK-UP
Created from a color digital proofing devise and constructed to resemble the finished piece (i.e., trimmed, scored, drilled, cut, etc...).

PRESS PROOF
An expensive, but unique process of imaging your project files on to a sheet of your selected stock. This is a good idea when using a unique or colored stock to determine a close match to the final printed piece.