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Chapter 2 Getting Ready Chapter 2 Getting Ready
2-3 Creating Printing Data
Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data
When you're printing using metallic silver ink and/or white ink, you create the printing data using a spot
color.
When Using Metallic Silver Ink
When you print using metallic silver ink, you can create the printing data according to the two methods
below.
Specify the spot color so as to use only the metallic silver ink.
Specify the spot color named "RDG_MetallicSilver" to the areas you want to print using the metallic silver
ink.
Specify the spot color from the exclusive metallic color special colors library.
From the exclusive metallic color special colors library, select the special metallic color (spot color) to be
used which is the combination color of CMYKLcLm ink and metallic silver ink.
When Using White Ink
Specify the spot color named "RDG_WHITE" to the areas you want to print using the white ink.
Creating Data for Printing
Create the data for printing using the metallic silver ink and white ink.
The program used to create the printing data is Adobe Illustrator CS3, in this section. For detailed information
on drawing methods and how to work with palettes, refer to the documentation or online help for Adobe
Illustrator CS3. If you are using another version of Adobe Illustrator, operations may be somewhat dierent
from those explained here.
1.
Open the exclusive swatch library.
At the swatch palette menu, select [Open Swatch Library], then [Other Libraries].
The "Select Library" window appears.
The swatch palette is displayed by going to the menu, selecting [Window], and then selecting
[Swatch].