The overprint effect is a timeless art style that was traditionally created by manually printing two colours over the same area, but it is also commonly replicated in digital art, where the Multiply blending mode in art software can simulate the subtractive colour mix. The effect is often used to create vibrant poster designs with a limited colour palette, with the overprinting effectively producing a third hue within the design. The overprint effect can also be used to create interesting art pieces that blend together two contrasting graphics of images and text. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 30 colourful designs made with overprint effects, including hand made prints using real ink as well as modern artworks that combine colours digitially.
Buffalo Bills Poster by Hatch Show Print
Pickin and Printin by Hatch Show Print
It’s Party Time Card by Hatch Show Print
Push Yourself by MEKA
Oh YEAH! by Esther Aarts
Pavement by Lil Tuffy
Hi Res Spread by Ohni John Lisle Lisle
25 ta Life At Studio One, 1995
Eagle Posters by Charles S. Anderson Design Co.
Create or Die by Ryan Frease
High Five by Super Nice Letters
Ampersand by Super Nice Letters
Print Isn’t Dead by Jennifer Dionisio
Jack Johnson Poster by Tad Carpenter
AIGA St Louis Conference Poster by Tad Carpenter
Erik Johnson Poster by Hucklebuck Design Studio
Sam’s Town by Jenni Leder
Do What Your Love by ConiLab
Spaceman by Steve Bullock
Binary Bitcrunch by Steve Bullock
Dierks Bentley by Benjamin Garner
Drawn to Augusta by Jason Craig
TGIF by Sebastian Abboud
Discover The Classics by George Galbraith
Artcrank by Allan Peters
Type Face by Hatch Show Print
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Bellwoods Brewery Roman Candle by Doublenaut
Rogers Greater Shows by Hatch Show Prints
Contemporary (non)sense by Studio Another Day
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The Overprinting Machine
Overprinting Press Lite
Awesome examples–I absolutely love this type of artwork! Thanks for sharing. More!!!
Interesting selection. Thanks for sharing Chris.
Great stuff… i really need to dig deep into this technique.
Creative design bro, also write an article on logo designing.
Really love a good overprint. So nice!
These are really some colourful and attractive designs.