white ink?
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- designaked0
I dont know if print PMS there is an official PMS white but all companies generally have a formula for white. Its used when you background is not white such as CD's, mettalic substrates, etc. Screen printing uses this alot. There are different flavors of white too that some companies use. Pantone has transparent white and opaque white that some people use. Also in fabrics there are whites like Pearl White. You need to just specify to your screen printer that the area is white and if they have more then one white you want to see a sample.
For the AI color sep set up. I generally just make a 5% black plate then make it spot color at 100%. I do it this way because:
1. If you leave it 5% black... then its a 5% black screen.
2. renaming it white and making it a spot will make it a 100% plate.
3. If you just make it 0% black, then many systems will ignore the space as a non printing area.
4. If you put in a fake color like PMS cool grey #, then it could be run with that color by mistake.You can just leave it as a 0% black then convert to a new spot color. I only use the 5% as a proofing tool when printing on paper. It doesnt affecct the final output either. Choice is yours, as long as you defineit as a White color spot plate, you will be ok. You have to be VERY CLEAR to the printer that the spot plate is white. Also make sure to check if that they are using a solid opaque white or a transparent white, whichever you want.
- dakels