which PANTONE?
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- unknown
i am looking to purchase some pantone guides but i dont know which guides are for what materials (other than the obvious of textiles)
what materials would each type be used for? and specifically, what is the difference between solid uncoated and process uncoated?
thanks*
- jking760
first up, they're really $$. they're really good tools however, great for matching screen color to what you'll see in a printed piece.
i believe the difference is the inclusion of the CMYK values per Pantone Number (process), if i'd get one, i'd get solid uncoated. the uncoated chips are beautiful, and the book is a nice thing to have around.
- pagedown0
i work at a screen printers and we use the combo book of coated and uncoated. for the work we do (silk screen printing) we use the coated section.
i think the uncoated would be for paper stocks.
...and no we don't do t-shirts.
- unknown0
yea i know they cost a lot, thats why i dont want to get the wrong ones
thanks guys
i thought perhaps the solid uncoated is what i need most for print jobs such as letterhead and such. would something such as business cards be considered coated?i may get a small set off ebay. :)
- ********0
watch for ebay for pantone..
i got a set from there and somre of the chips were missing or worn out...
- Biofreak0
i gots me a NAZDAR Pantone Matching System Color Guide.
very useful and worth the money when doing print etc.
as for the uses, im not sure what you mean. we use PMS colors to specify paint that will be used on the things we build here (pylons, monuments, etc.)
we use it for basically everything we do. so, no matter what material you will be applying the color to, the PMS name is all you need.
getcha one! they are worth the cash if youre gonna be working in print or signs or whatever. good for web, but not AS useful.
- nmdtht0
you're probably going to want both coated and uncoated guides to aid in making decisions about whether to print a piece on a coated/uncoated stock and how a specific color would reproduce on each. the process coated/uncoated guides show you colors that can be achieved w/ 4 color printing, not solid pigments.
- unknown0
ah thanks :)
just wanted to be sureim not going to get a chip book though. thatll break the bank.
- matt250
coated shows how will print on glossy or coated stock
uncoated shows how it will appear on uncoated stock
process is if you are printing pantones using CMYK process. If you are using CMYK to print, not all PANTONES will be accurate. I have the process book because it shows the PANTONE and how it appears in CMYK. Can be a big difference in some cases.
- lee_b0
if i were only buying one book it would be this: http://www.pantone.com/products/…
it shows spot colours alongside their CMYK equivalents which is invaulble when that lovely orange on screen or as a spot is actually brown in CMYK.if you like a lot of uncoated/matt paper, then maybe get an uncoated spot book too?
i think you can get some good deals on bundles maybe?
they're still pretty expensive though. i do use the set we have ALL the time though.
- matt250
yeah i would definitly go with the process one because you aren't always going to be able to afford a bunch of spot colors so you will have to go CMYK