In this project, I'd like to accentuate the flower shapes and the little …ampersand, but I don't want to have those components compete with the type. …I don't want to make them darker. So what I'm going to do is, I'm going to …apply a spot varnish. First, I'm going to create the varnish color. …Now, there isn't a varnish, book. So there really isn't any place you can …pick an existing varnish color from. You just make your own. …So here in the Color panel, I tend to like to make them bright green just …because I think it makes it obvious that it's not part of the real artwork, that …it's something separate. It's up to you what color you pick.…
I'm going to add it to the Swatches panel and I'm going to name it varnish and by …the way, if I were going to incorporate this with other pieces of artwork. …And in InDesign file, I have to make sure that that word varnish is spelled the …same and capitalized the same, so that InDesign understands that's all one varnish. …If there's any difference in the name, even capitalization, it thinks, oh, …
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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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