 - Last login: 3 weeks agoZelob
- Philipp is a guy in a relationship from Eschlikon, Switzerland.
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- Member since Jan 02, 2005
I am lost somewhere between graphic design and programming...
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I can't find the answer to this problem:
CMYK is the subtractive color model for printing.
Now, CMY is clear, but K?
K stands for "Key".
Okay, fine. But why on earth "Key"?
I dug around in my beloved Collins and found the following possibilities:
1. It's called "key" because it was the key to get a deep enough black when printing.
2. Key as in "Key move", the correct initial move in the solution of a set problem.
3. It came from Photography/Painting: The dominant tonal value and colour intensity of a picture. (not very logical)
4. In the sense of the "level of intensity". Like: She worked herself up to a high key.
5. From "to key to", to harmonize with
Any takers?
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