- Hi, I'm Claudia McCue, and you're about to enter the world
of spot colors and varnishes.
Now you've probably already discovered
there are limits to the range of colors that you can print
in combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black,
and in this course,
I'm gonna show you how you can go beyond those limitations
by using the huge spectrum of spot colors available to you,
and the enhancements possible with specialty finishes
such as spot gloss varnishes.
Now while spot colors and varnishes
may add a bit to the cost for a printing job,
they really add visual impact.
You're gonna see how spot color inks are created
by skilled ink craftsmen.
And they use not just extensive controls,
but truly the instincts of artisans.
In fact I don't think you'll ever
look at ink the same way again
once you see what goes into creating it.
You're going to learn how the new Pantone Plus series
adds hundreds of colors to your design arsenal.
And I even have a funny story about how
that's not enough for some people.
I'm gonna show you how you can correctly
prepare your designs for printing with spot colors,
and I'll also show you how to create artwork
for spot varnishes.
You might be pleasantly surprised
by how easy that is.
And I'm even gonna show you how you can incorporate
spot color into images,
and that will let you enhance the reproduction
of important colors that just can't be achieved
with the old process inks.
And finally, I hope your imagination is fired
by seeing what's possible
when you start thinking just a little bit beyond
cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
So come on, and let's go start having some fun with ink.