Color and Painting - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 240

5. In the CMYK text fields, change the values to: C= 40 , M= 65 , Y= 90 , and K= 33 . Click
OK.
Note
The Color Swatches button in the Color Picker shows you the swatches in
the Swatches panel and the default color topics (the sets of swatches that
come with Illustrator), and it lets you select a color from one. You can return
to the color spectrum by clicking the Color Models button and then editing
the swatch color values, if necessary.
Next, you'll save the brown color that is applied to the bar as a swatch.
6. Ensure that the Fill box is selected (in front) at the bottom of the Tools panel.
7. In the Swatches panel, click the New Swatch button ( ) at the bottom of the panel, and
name the color dark brown in the New Swatch dialog box. Select Global, and then
click OK to see the color appear as a swatch in the Swatches panel.
8. Choose Select > Deselect, and then choose File > Save.
Using Illustrator swatch libraries
Swatch libraries are collections of preset colors, such as Pantone and TOYO, and thematic
libraries, such as Earthtone and Ice Cream. Illustrator has default swatch libraries that
appear as separate panels when you open them, and these cannot be edited. When you apply
color from a library to artwork, the color in the library becomes a swatch that is saved in the
Swatches panel for that document. Libraries are a great starting point for creating colors.
Next, you will create a spot color using a Pantone Plus library. You will then apply that
color to a logo. When color is defined in Illustrator, it could be a warm, dark, or light
version of that color. This is why most printers and designers rely on a color matching
system, like the PANTONE system, to help maintain color consistency and, in some cases, to
give a wider range of colors.
Note
Sometimes it's practical to use process and spot inks in the same job. For
example, you might use one spot ink to print the exact color of a company
logo on the same pages of an annual report where photographs are
reproduced using process color. You can also use a spot color printing plate
to apply a varnish over areas of a process color job. In both cases, your print
job would use a total of five inks—four process inks and one spot ink or
varnish.
Spot versus process colors