Hello, my name is Lauren. I have a few questions and I'm hoping one (or more of you) can help.
I recently finished a design for a project and the company came back to me with a few questions/requests.
One of the products I designed uses a gradient as part of it's design. The company asked me to create the gradient using layers, spot colors and overprinting.
1) How do you do that effectively to recreate the same look as a regular gradient created in illustrator? (Any tutorials/suggestions)?
2) Would creating a gradient using spot colors instead of just regular CMYK be cost effective? Does it depend on the complexity of the gradient? They told me that the output would be more consistent during every print run if it was done with spot colors instead of a CMYK gradient.
3) Do spot colors HAVE to be chosen from Pantone colors? A customized spot color that is non pantone is possible, correct? (It is my understanding that it is possible).
4) Do metallic colors have to be chosen from Pantone colors or can they be customized as well?
Let me know!
Thanks.
I recently finished a design for a project and the company came back to me with a few questions/requests.
One of the products I designed uses a gradient as part of it's design. The company asked me to create the gradient using layers, spot colors and overprinting.
1) How do you do that effectively to recreate the same look as a regular gradient created in illustrator? (Any tutorials/suggestions)?
2) Would creating a gradient using spot colors instead of just regular CMYK be cost effective? Does it depend on the complexity of the gradient? They told me that the output would be more consistent during every print run if it was done with spot colors instead of a CMYK gradient.
3) Do spot colors HAVE to be chosen from Pantone colors? A customized spot color that is non pantone is possible, correct? (It is my understanding that it is possible).
4) Do metallic colors have to be chosen from Pantone colors or can they be customized as well?
Let me know!
Thanks.
Last edited: