Make sure the art you submit is sized correctly to the desired printing size.Anything less is not guaranteed to print clearly. Keep stroked paths to a minimum of 1 point.Convert all colors to spot colors with Heritage Color Chart colors or Pantone colors indicated in the file.
For more information on this, see ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on page 15. We accept the following vector based formats: Adobe Illustrator (up to CS6), Corel Draw (up to X4), vector EPS, or vector PDF.Artwork Requirements: Spot Color and Simple Halftoned Art Heritage uses phthalate compliant plastisol inks to achieve vibrant colors and accurate Pantones. For more information on this, see ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on page 14. There are some tricks to make new shades and/or colors from halftone percentages. A design that requires four different colors would, therefore, require four different screens. If more colors are desired in the final design, the process is repeated with different screens. This flash-curing technique adds another step to the process, but ensures strong prints on dark or even black materials. A base color (usually white) is applied wherever the final print is desired it is then flash-cured and the subsequent colors are printed on top.
When a design is going to be printed on darker items, a base print may be required to ensure that the colors maintain their vivacity. Although small and intricate details can be captured, this technique is ideally suited for bold and graphic designs. For example, if you have a fountain fill made up of two spot colors, you can set one to print at 45 degrees and the other at 90 degrees.Screen printing is most commonly used for t-shirts, garments and other fabrics, but it is also used on all sorts of other substrates ranging from plastic to metal. ^^ You can set the screen frequency, screen angle, and overprint options for spot colors as well as process colors. You can change the order in which color separations print, by enabling the Use advanced settings check box, clicking Advanced, and choosing an order from the Order list box.Ĥ Enable the Convert spot colors to process check box in the Options area.Ĭhanging the spot colors to process colors when you print does not affect the document, only the way it is printed.Ĥ Enable the Hexachrome plates check box in the Options area.Ĥ Enable the Use advanced settings check box. J^" Although not recommended, you can print separations in color by enabling the Print separations in color check box in the Options area. If you want to print specific color separations, enable the corresponding check box in the list of color separations.
Before customizing a halftone screen, consult the service bureau to determine the correct setting.ģ Enable the Print separations check box. However, if you are using an imagesetter, the screen technology should be set to match the type of imagesetter the service bureau uses. When setting halftone screens to print color separations, we recommend that you use default settings otherwise, screens can be improperly set and result in undesirable moiré patterns and poor color reproduction. Talk to the service bureau about whether you should use PANTONE Hexachrome color. For more information on spot and process colors, see "Choosing colors" on page 147.Ĭorel also supports PANTONE® Hexachrome®, a type of printing process that increases the range of printable colors. You can convert the spot colors to process colors at printing time. Printing presses produce color using either process color or spot color, or both. You can specify the color separations to print, including the order in which they print. Color separations are necessary because a typical printing press applies only one color of ink at a time to a sheet of paper. When you send color work to a service bureau or printing shop, either you or the service bureau must create color separations.