Patent ID: 8637727

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: (a) a topsheet having a body-facing surface and a core-facing surface; (b) a backsheet having a garment-facing surface and a core-facing surface; (c) an absorbent core disposed between the core-facing surface of the topsheet and the core-facing surface of the backsheet; (d) a printed article substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the second surface of the printed article substrate being disposed on the garment-facing surface of the backsheet, the substrate being a non-woven web or a woven fabric; and (e) a composite image having a composite surface area, the composite image comprising a first artwork portion having a first surface area printed with an ink composition on the first surface of the substrate and a second artwork portion having a second surface area printed with an ink composition on either the second surface of the substrate or the garment-facing surface of the backsheet; wherein the first artwork portion comprises a first outline element, wherein the second artwork portion comprises a colored region, wherein the first and second artwork portions are vertically aligned such that the colored region of the second artwork portion is coincident with complementary regions of the outline element of the first artwork portion such that the first and second artwork portions are printed on the same position of the substrate and do not occupy different positions at any points in order to form the composite image; wherein the first artwork portion and the second artwork portion are visible when viewed from above the first surface.