Print Production Essentials: Spot Colors and Varnish

Open a wide range of practical and creative options by learning how to add spot colors and varnishes to your print designs.While most printing today is accomplished via a four-color process, there is a wide range of practical and creative options available when you add an additional color or varnish. This course teaches how these additional colors are made and shows some examples of finished projects that use these colors. Author Claudia McCue also dives directly into Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other creative apps and shows how to build documents correctly for printing. Topics include: 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