Orlov Printing
A method of a single-run multi-color printing invented by Ivan Orlov in 1890 in Russia. It is used for getting prints in which the change of color in strokes is sharp. No displacement, no superimposition or breaking of color. The peculiarity of this printing method: the formation of separate ink layers on color-separated plates and the transfer of the inks to the common plate and then to the receiving surface.
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Fig. 1. Russian Federation. Passport issued in 2010:
a — page spread (pages 4-5). Paper substrate; b — the same. Background design pattern. Orlov printing. Sharp and accurate change of color in lines; c — the same. Zoomed fragment. Red and blue lines do not break, overlap or displace in the area where two colours meet
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Fig. 2. Japan. Passport issued in 1999:
a — page spread (page 32 - back endpaper). Paper substrate; b — the same. Background design pattern. Orlov printing; c — the same. Zoomed fragment. Sharp and accurate change of color in lines. The colored lines do not break or displace. The arrow marks the area of the color change