Impressions Art Submission Guidelines uthors and publishers providing camera-ready artwork are often disappointed by the results in the final printed book or journal. Since the printed figures are usually reduced in size, type can turn out too small and lines can get too thin to reproduce well. Distinctions between colors and patterns in the originals are often lost when the figures are reduced and converted to black and white. Following these few simple guidelines will help ensure that your artwork will look its best when finally published.
Lighter rules are likely to disappear when scanned, even when scanned at high resolution.
Use Pattern Fills Wherever possible, use pattern fills in lieu of screened tones for art to be scanned. Screened tones are likely to produce an unwanted pattern when scanned and should be used only when there is no alternative. Finer screens can be rescreened in the scanning process, but doing so incurs greater cost. There is usually a more obvious distinction between two patterns than between two screens. The closer the art we receive is to the original source, the better it will scan.