In Illustrator or InDesign, when you go to create a new swatch, you have a number …of reference guides to pick from. So, here I am in InDesign, when I start …making a new color swatch under Color Mode, when I click that pull down, I get …a really long list of possibilities. So, what are all of those for? …So, you might be curious about what they refer to. …ANPA is used in the newspaper environment. …DIC which is created by Dainippon Ink is used in Asia. …And it has some interesting components. It has what they called theme series …including Japanese Traditional Colors. So, those are colors that have been used …throughout history in Japan. And French Traditional Colors and Chinese …Traditional Colors. So, that's sort of an interesting …approach to create sort of a theme, a dedicated pallet for certain types of projects.…
FOCOLTONE is actually not a spot reference guide, it's a process reference …guide, meaning it uses CMYK ink. And you'll see that used predominately in Britain. …HSK is a German reference system, and it has both spot and process components …
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5/9/2013- Why spot colors are necessary
- Making a decision between spot and process colors
- Choosing a spot color
- Understanding the effects of stock on color
- Printing spot colors digitally
- Using varnishes
- Creating a multi-tone image in Photoshop
- Adding Pantone color swatches to Illustrator
- Creating spot varnishes in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Using preflight profiles in Acrobat
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 27s
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1. Understanding Spot Colors
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Choosing a spot color4m 11s
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2. Printing Spot Colors
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3. Using Varnishes
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4. Photoshop
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Creating a spot varnish3m 32s
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5. Illustrator
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Creating a varnish5m 52s
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Creating spot gradients3m 33s
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6. InDesign
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Creating a spot varnish5m 35s
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7. Acrobat XI
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Using preflight profiles2m 59s
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Conclusion
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Next steps18s
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