Questions And Answers On The Use Of PANTONE Color Cards

< p > 1, what is the difference between the use of four color ink or CMYK PANTONE spot color and the direct use of PANTONE standard spot color ink?

< p > answer: CMYK is made up of four kinds of ink in the form of dot printing. The use of spot ink is printed in a form of flat ink (solid color printing, dot 100%).

For the above reasons, the former is obviously grey and bright, and the latter is bright and bright.

Because spot color printing is solid color printing and specified as genuine spot color, CMYK printing spot color can only be called: simulated spot color, visible and visible the same spot color: for example, PANTONE 256 C, its hue is definitely different.

Therefore, their standards are two criteria. Please refer to "pat Tong four color simulation spot color guide - Pantone Solid To Process Guide-Coated".

If you print the spot color through CNYK, please refer to the simulation version as the standard.

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What is the difference and connection between < p > 2, PANTONE 256 C and PANTONE 256 U? < /p >

< p > A. they all say that the same kind of spot ink, namely PANTONE 256, is the only one, that is, PANTONE 256.

The difference is: the tail number is "C": PANTONE 256 C indicates the effect of printing PANTONE 256 on glossy coated paper. The corresponding standard should be the color guide for plain coated paper (coated), and so on. PANTONE 256 U indicates the effect of PANTONE 256 on offset paper or special paper. The corresponding standard should be the color guide of offset paper (uncoated).

< p > 3, the coordinated relationship between "spot ink" in the whole process of design and printing? < /p >

< p > answer: this problem is mainly for printing < a target= "_blank" href= "http://www.91se91.com/" > designer < /a >.

Usually, designers only consider whether the design is perfect or not, and ignore whether the printing process can achieve the perfection of your work.

There is little or no communication between the design process and the printing plant, which makes your work less colorful.

In the same way, the spot ink may be considered less or no consideration. Let's give an example to illustrate this question.

For example, A designer has designed a poster and publicizing painting, using PANTONE spot color: PANTONE356, part of which is standard spot color printing, namely spot (100% dot) printing, and the other part needs screen printing, which is 90% of the network.

They are all printed in PANTONE356.

In the printing process, if the spot color spot has reached the standard required by the PANTONE spot color guide, the hanging part will be "paste". On the contrary, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of ink and hang the net. The spot color spot is shallow, and can not reach the PANTONE 356 spot color guide standard.

Therefore, designers must consider or should know the blind spots of spot color printing and screen printing in the design process. We should avoid the value of designing blind spots.

May refer to: color Tong color gradation - copper paper / offset paper (Pantone Tims-Coated/Uncoated) guide, hanging net value should conform to the PANTONE hanging net numerical standard (.Pdf).

Or, depending on your experience, those numerical nets can hang up those can not.

Perhaps you will ask whether this contradiction is not the performance of the printing press, or the operator's technology is not good, or the way of operation is not correct. This requires communicating with the printing plant beforehand, understanding the maximum performance of the printing machine, the operator level and so on.

One principle: to make your work perfect through printing, try to avoid printing process that can not be realized, so as to perfect your creativity.

The above examples are not necessarily appropriate, just to show that designers should consider the use of spot color ink and communication with printing companies when designing.

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< p > 4, how can printing print out the print that is consistent with the color of < a href= "http://www.91se91.com" > PANTONE color card < /a > "/p >

< p > answer: under the premise of ensuring the use of standard PANTONE spot color ink, it is necessary to have a PANTONE color card as the standard (the customer's print color sample can also be referred to, but should pay attention to communicating with customers). The printing process is constantly compared, and by adjusting the thickness of the ink film to achieve the same spot color as the PANTONE color card.

Do not blindly print when no PANTONE color card is used as standard. This will make it difficult to achieve the PANTONE color card standard and cause unnecessary losses.

Bear in mind.

Whether the PANTONE color card or the printed color sample provided by the customer is used as a standard, the printed product must be examined by the customer before printing in batches.

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< p > 5, modern ink < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > color matching technology < /a > the difference and connection with the international standard -PANTONE standard.

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P: answer: same points: the two are computer color matching; the difference is that modern ink color matching technology is the ink formula for the known color sample, and PANTONE standard matching is the color formula of the known ink formula.

Q: if you use the modern ink color matching technology to obtain the PANTONE standard formula, it can be more accurate than the PANTONE standard color matching method. The answer is: since there is a PANTONE standard formula, why do we need to find a formula again, certainly not as good as the original formula.

Another difference: Modern ink color matching technology can be matched with any spot color. PANTONE standard color matching is limited to PANTONE standard spot color.

It is not recommended to use modern color matching technology to match PANTONE spot color.

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< p > 6, how to print metal spot ink (PANTONE 8001--PANTONE 8963) < /p >

< p > A: metal spot ink is best used now. It can not be shelved for a long time, otherwise the color will change.

When the metal particles are separated from the pigment easily in printing process, the metal ink in the ink will be stirred up for a long time in the printing process, so that it can be mixed evenly, so as to maintain the consistent metallic luster of printed matter.

Otherwise, the printed matter in front is very strong, and the last printed matter is very poor.

Printing time is longer, and it needs stirring at any time to prevent the final printing from having metallic luster.

General PANTONE standard metal spot ink should be printed two times to match the color of the color card, otherwise the color will be lighter and the metallic luster is not enough.

But sometimes, considering the cost of printing, the cost of printing is higher than that of the printing side, making no profit. At the same time, there are both on-site and hanging nets. Both sides of the printing line are not allowed or are difficult to set. They can be printed at this time, but do not insist on matching with the PANTONE metal color card.

It can only be as big as possible, and there is no other way.

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< p > 7, how to print PANTONE standard gold ink (PANTONE 871--PANTONE 876) < /p >

< p > A: according to the newly published PANTONE color card of 2010, the PANTONE standard gold ink can be printed only once.

Because the color card was printed only once.

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< p > 8, how to pass the PANTONE standard spot color information? < /p >

< p > answer: no matter which program is printed, it must be expressed by PANTONE standard color ticket or PANTONE standard color card: the design of the color jet printing must not be on the PANTONE color ticket to play a feat; if the finished paper is finished, it is also necessary not to color the ticket to allow the final customer to sign; when printing, it also needs to use the PANTONE color ticket as the standard printing (especially spot color). After printing out the sample, the final customer must have a look. After the final customer approval, the batch printing can be done (spot color is different from four colors, preferably with the final customer recognition). This is the whole process of printing the PANTONE standard spot color.

It is not always necessary to complete each step, but it must be remembered that color information is always pmitted by PANTONE standard color ticket or color card.

It is an irreversible principle that can not be changed.

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< p > 9, it is recommended to use the first edition of the 2010 edition and the first standard PANTONE color card.

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< p > New Edition (the first edition of 2010 edition, the first printing -C, U sub package), because the color card paper is bright and cold, so the color is generally colder than the old version, especially the light color block is more obvious.

From 05 to 1 2010, it will be changed to a new version standard.

There are 224 new colors that have been confirmed by the market in the original version, which are arranged in a new order according to the chromatographic order. Now 1341 colors, when ordering the spot color ink, if you do not specify, our center will take the first edition and the first print version of 2010 edition as the criterion.

Special notices have been posted on the homepage.

Welcome to replace the color card.

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< p > 10, how to correctly understand the PANTONE standard spot color ink card standard and print standard is the same or consistent problem, that is, the PANTON standard identification of printed matter.

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< p > answer: first of all, we must make clear the two indispensable factors that affect color: ink and paper.

Second, variable and immutable problems.

First, ink and paper, ink and paper will play a great role in the final color. The same ink will produce different colors on different paper. This is why PANTONE has produced C, U and two kinds of paper color cards respectively.

In this paper, the difference between the colors of the same kind of paper (such as C- glossy copper plate) is different: it is like 157 glossy copper plate, and the difference of the brand leads to different color tendencies of white paper: the blue phase, yellow phase, and this phase are more complicated in addition to the depth.

The different colors of the ink cause the difference of the color of the printed products. We all know that, but different brands of the same numbered ink sometimes cause the difference of the hue of the final prints.

How do we determine the final color of printed matter? This is the second question: variable and immutable.

Because the PANTONE standard spot color ink will not change itself because of the different color of the paper, otherwise it will not be the standard. This problem can be understood by everyone. OK, the rest is paper.

To tell you the truth, there is a slight difference in the background color of dark ink paper. The fact can be ignored.

So the PANTONE standard ink is the constant factor, and the paper is a variable factor.

Therefore, sometimes printed prints are different from PANTONE color cards. When color is different, you should focus on comparing the difference between printing paper and PANTONE color card paper, and the extent of the impact.

But these differences should be different in the same hue. If the gap is different from the hue, it must be the PANTONE standard spot color ink problem.

For light colors, there are some differences. If the paper is different and the color is the same, it is obvious that the color of the PANTONE standard spot color ink is not correct. Such ink will not be used, and sooner or later, it will cause problems.

It is very accurate to print PANTONE standard color with PANTONE's PANTONE color card. Unfortunately, PANTONE does not sell paper.

If you sell paper, other paper companies shut down? If you sell paper and sell ink, PANTONE < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/" > color card < /a > anyone can print, PANTON company can not survive. What does PANTONE company sell, do not tell you, you know: selling color standard! Now, do you understand? The standard identification problem of printed matter PANTON is that under the condition that the standard PANTONE standard spot ink is invariable, considering the difference between the color tendency of printed paper and the color tendency of PANTONE standard color card paper, the final decision is whether the color of the printed product meets the requirements of the standard.

The pursuit of the two is exactly the same, of course, but this is exactly the same. It should be exactly the same as ink. Due to the different printing of paper, the PANTONE spot color ink will change because of paper, of course, it is a slight change. It is absolutely unnecessary for the pursuit of a special light color.

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< p > 11, PANTONE spot color guide currently pirated? < /p >

< p > answer: to date, no pirated PANONE spot color guide has yet been found.

If piracy is too difficult, the cost is too high.

First of all, there are more than 1300 kinds of spot color ink, followed by paper and printing.

No opportunist is willing to be a thankless fool.

Therefore, there is no piracy in the market at present.

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