Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Next, you will create a spot color, which prints using a spot ink, using a Pantone Plus lib-
rary. You will then apply that color to a logo. When color is defined in Illustrator and later
printed, the appearance of the color could vary. This is why most printers and designers
rely on a color-matching system, like the PANTONE system, to help maintain color con-
sistency and, in some cases, to give a wider range of colors.
Note
Sometimes it's practical to use process (typically CMYK) and spot inks
(PANTONE, for instance) 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.
Creating a spot color
In this section, you will see how to load a color library, such as the PANTONE color sys-
tem, and how to add a PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS) color to the Swatches
panel.
1.
In the Swatches panel, click the Swatch Libraries Menu button (
) at the bottom
of the panel. Choose Color topics > PANTONE+ Solid Coated.
The PANTONE+ Solid Coated library appears in its own panel.
2.
Type
755
in the Find field. As you type, the list is filtered, showing a smaller and
smaller range of swatches. Type another
5
so that 7555 appears in the search field.
3.
Click the swatch beneath the search field to add it to the Swatches panel. Click the
X to the right of the search field to stop the filtering.
4.
Close the PANTONE+ Solid Coated panel.
