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Re: Printing gradients with 2 Pantone colors Well, the printer worked on it, since they know their equipment best. I found out that the printing was, and will be done digital, and have read digital can be even more difficult with regards to good gradations than traditional printing. But, they...

Re: Printing gradients with 2 Pantone colors The designer here (who likes to play devil's advocate—to put it politely) argues that the mixed ink swatch and overprinting the orange will cause it to not look like it would were it not mixed/overprinted. Will the orange (defined as a mixed ink...

Re: Printing gradients with 2 Pantone colors OK, so I presented these concepts to the designers here so they are more knowledgeable and was presented a question I didn't know how to answer. When using the method Claudia mentions using the mixed inks in InDesign, what is actually going to happen...

Re: Printing gradients with 2 Pantone colors After trying/soft-proofing the first 2 methods mentioned above, the second, involving the solid fill on the bottom channel appears much richer. The first method had the fading issue in the middle where they meet. I also did the mixed-ink method in...

Re: Printing gradients with 2 Pantone colors Thank you all so much for your explanations. I now see how it should have been done and can be done. Much respect for you talents and knowledge.

Hi everyone, Its been years since I have worked in a pre-press environment, so my skills are a bit rusty to say the least. Here's the issue: We have a 2-color cover with a gradient goinf from Pantone 180 (red/orange) to Panton 116 (Yellow). I originally left this built in InDesign not knowing...