I was hoping to add a little interest to this job by adding a gradient that goes …from spot orange to black. But you can see how anemic it is. …So it's a little bit disappointing. If we look at this in Separations …Preview, you can get a better idea of what's going on. …When I go to Window > Separations Preview, if I turn off the Orange, so …that we can see the Black, it's going from solid black at the very right, and a …little transition off to white on the left. …And then if I turn off Black, you can see what's happening to the Orange. …So you can see that they both start falling off pretty much immediately.…
And so that mean that you don't have any real, strong combination of those colors …here in the middle and that's why it looks a little bit weak. …It looks a little bit gray. Now there is no way in Illustrator to …create an ink that's a combination of two colors. …So, I can't make a swatch that's a combination of Black and Pantone Orange, …that's what I really like to do, but since I can't do that, I am going to cheat. …
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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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with Claudia McCue1h 58m 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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