apparatus for preparing image reproduction data from original image data which define visible representations to be reproduced , including a memory for storing original image data defining a plurality of visible representations each of which has at least one enclosed solid - imaging area to be solid - imaged , a first data preparing device for preparing solid - imaging data representative of the at least one solid - imaging area of a first kind of the visible representations , by effecting determination on the number of a winding count for the first kind of visible representations , based on the original image data , a second data preparing device for preparing solid - image data representative of the at least one solid - imaging area of a second kind of the visible representations , without effecting determination on the number of the winding count for the second kind of visible representations , based on the original image data , and a selector for selectively rendering operative one of the first and second data preparing means .