Illustrator
Printing
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Trapping
Trap a line
Select the line to be trapped.
In the Stroke box in the Tools panel or the Color panel, assign the stroke a color of white.
In the Stroke panel, select the desired line weight.
Copy the line, and choose Edit >Paste In Front. The copy is used to create a trap.
In the Stroke box in the Tools panel or the Color panel, stroke the copy with the desired color.
In the Stroke panel, choose a line weight that is wider than the bottom line.
Choose Window > Attributes.
Select Overprint Stroke for the top line.
Copy of stroke used for spread trap
A.
Overprinted top stroke creates spread trap
B.
Bottom stroke creates knockout
C.
Area of knockout
D.
Area of trap
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