spot overprint q
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- SkyPoo0
Hello James,
My advice would be to specify and UNDERPRINT and to caveat the instruction with a note and preferably a printed-out visual explaining that you do not want to spt colours to obliterate the other printed information. Basically get them to make a decision on the order they print the colours in - as it used to be and should be done by the repro/printers anyway, not the designers - and ask them to provide you with feedback regarding the order they wish to print in to ensure nothing gets obliterated.Most standard pantones will be transparent. I have done many overprints in my time and the problem you read about the other day was the first time ever I had tried to overprint a flourescent... that's how I got caught out. In all other cases my instruction to overprint a spot colour has worked out just fine.
Its the 'special' specials that cause problems, and any coliurs that are chalky... basically any colour that has white opaque ingredients mixed into it will be opaque.
- Cheers Skypoo... i didnt realise it was a fluro... makes sense! Cheers, have a good one.JamesBoynton