tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post114867471687901671..comments2024-03-26T00:52:24.638-04:00Comments on Real World Illustrator: Retaining spot colors without losing your marblesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-81905319259558237732012-11-06T13:37:56.988-05:002012-11-06T13:37:56.988-05:00So grateful for this ...
However I'm not able ...So grateful for this ...<br />However I'm not able to shift the centre of the radial gradient off to the bottom, no matter what percentage i try. What did i do wrong ?<br /><br />thanks<br />Sching<br />Sching Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921940117732630567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-47267367904639454202012-11-06T13:36:21.253-05:002012-11-06T13:36:21.253-05:00Thanks for the great tip ...have been trying to fi...Thanks for the great tip ...have been trying to figure this out for a while. One problem I'm having is shifting the centre of the gradient circle to be closer to the bottom. No matter what percentages I use it's still centred ?<br /><br />thanks<br />SchingSching Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921940117732630567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-52061552669216161622007-05-16T11:49:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:49:00.000-04:00any way to do this with a square or rectangle shap...any way to do this with a square or rectangle shape...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-18128814571410900042007-04-09T14:03:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:03:00.000-04:00To "xpace"When using "black" in the screen blend m...To "xpace"<BR/><BR/>When using "black" in the screen blend mode (such as in your black to white gradient), use a "rich black" to get the desired effect.<BR/><BR/>By "rich black" I mean that the CMY components also have a value. For a full 100% "rich black" set all the CMYK values to 100%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-29912187318834408932007-01-27T19:23:00.000-05:002007-01-27T19:23:00.000-05:00Hi, just wondering if you could help with screen b...Hi, just wondering if you could help with screen blend mode. It is working OK in Photoshop but in Illustrator I just get white color over the top of whatever color when I use black to white gradient, just can't get any 3D effect out of it. Also some other blend modes don't make any changes. Any Idea ?<br />thanks<br /><br />xpaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1167979147973618592007-01-05T01:39:00.000-05:002007-01-05T01:39:00.000-05:00Correct. Mutliply preserves spot colors. I can't r...Correct. Mutliply preserves spot colors. I can't remember all of the blend modes that force a process color conversion, but they certainly include screen and difference for sure...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1161066209314329012006-10-17T02:23:00.000-04:002006-10-17T02:23:00.000-04:00So then the Multiply blend mode and 15% transparen...So then the Multiply blend mode and 15% transparency of the internal reflected object doesn't convert the spot to processes the way the Screen blend mode does?<BR/><BR/>Is it merely specific blend modes that result in spots converting?<BR/><BR/>Nice tip Mordy :) Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1150650040130954302006-06-18T13:00:00.000-04:002006-06-18T13:00:00.000-04:00perfect job, mordyperfect job, mordyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1149994369981761282006-06-10T22:52:00.000-04:002006-06-10T22:52:00.000-04:00No need to flatten the file. You should have no pr...No need to flatten the file. You should have no problems with printing.MUST Gum Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275184914370002347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1149033069485421092006-05-30T19:51:00.000-04:002006-05-30T19:51:00.000-04:00Nice ErinI said it before and I will say it again....Nice Erin<BR/><BR/>I said it before and I will say it again.<BR/><BR/>Opacity masks, is there anything they can't do?<BR/><BR/>Sappy, no. <BR/><BR/>Creepy? ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1149007125026824482006-05-30T12:38:00.000-04:002006-05-30T12:38:00.000-04:00Great use of opacity masks Erin! Thanks so much fo...Great use of opacity masks Erin! Thanks so much for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1149001743459425192006-05-30T11:09:00.000-04:002006-05-30T11:09:00.000-04:00I had to do something along these lines fairly rec...I had to do something along these lines fairly recently, except I didn't think about adding that "imperfection" to the reflections.<BR/><BR/>When providing label artwork to our clients, its important to have background bottle renderings that look at close to the product as possible, without actually taking a photograph or providing linked artwork. For a recent request, they asked us to create clear actuators for bottles, and I had to use almost the identical technique.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://decozone.us/erin/actuators.png" REL="nofollow">Actuator transparency example</A><BR/><BR/>The bottles are composed of one spot color, and the caps are composed of two; one color for the plastic over-cap, one color for the actual plastic used to construct the actuator.<BR/><BR/>Using this technique, the "clearness" of the caps was completely flexible, where when the client said "ok, lets see these if the bottle were pink" I was able to easily redefine the colors and preserve the entire appearance of the artwork.<BR/><BR/>The caps themselves are just a solid or standard gradient fill, with a really, really involved opacity mask! Just thought I'd add in my two cents as to another real-world example of this technique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1148933698186790592006-05-29T16:14:00.000-04:002006-05-29T16:14:00.000-04:00tres cool, mordy!I think the name of the product y...tres cool, mordy!<BR/><BR/>I think the name of the product you were trying to remember toward the end there is actually called "photoslop" ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1148867568948986582006-05-28T21:52:00.000-04:002006-05-28T21:52:00.000-04:00Scott -- glad I could help!JK - Is it too sappy to...Scott -- glad I could help!<BR/><BR/>JK - Is it too sappy to say that while I was writing the post, I was thinking of you? :)<BR/><BR/>Mastering opacity masks is like having a secret weapon. Sad they don't get as much publicity as 3D and soft shadows....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1148848595675705362006-05-28T16:36:00.000-04:002006-05-28T16:36:00.000-04:00I think I had a tear of joy well up in my eye.Tran...I think I had a tear of joy well up in my eye.<BR/><BR/>Transparency and spot, working together…I'm all choked up.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Opacity masks, is there anything they can't do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-1148733989083792212006-05-27T08:46:00.000-04:002006-05-27T08:46:00.000-04:00Thanks Mordy for this great tip and for helping me...Thanks Mordy for this great tip and for helping me out of a major jam!<BR/><BR/>ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com