cmyk blacks
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- fugged
is it better to use a 100% K black or build one (100% K 30% C)?
It would be for copy and small area artwork printed on 130# smooth white cover.
It's been years since I've sent something to the printers and I'm paranoid I'm gonna fuck the job up...
- monkeyshine0
Use a CMYK mix for best results.
- alnove0
95c 83m 82y 90k should give you a pretty rich black, not charcoaly if thats what you want
- pyeaton0
Check with the printer as to their cmyk values for rich black. printers know their eqiuipment better than any of us do, so they know how to break it out more accuratly.
- ninjasavant0
I can't remember off the top of my head, but its either Illustrator or InDesign that gives you the option to use "Rich Black" which essentially creates a CMYK mix for you to produce a dark, vibrant black instead of the greyish type from 100K.
- agentfour0
60c 40m 40y 100k
that is a solid black and wont be too high an ink count for most printers. when you start using 90.80.80.100 thats like 350 ink count which is really high.
- MIJA0
that's bad advice, you don't use process blacks on small copy. It can end up giving you registration problems.
- robotron3k0
um, yeah. your actually more correct on your first guess.
you can actually use 60% cyan + 100% black to get that deep cold black. the cyan will roll on first and the black goes on top.
also, the printer will respect you, knowing your not trying to be a smartass and just trying to put down as many colors as possible to try and make a dark black.
cmyk black is really like a muddy black because the magenta and yellow plates.
maybe that helps.
- fugged0
Thanks for the advice everyone.
- visualplane0
Use 100c, 100m, 100y, 100k and it will be 3 dimensional
- horton0
that's bad advice, you don't use process blacks on small copy. It can end up giving you registration problems.
MIJA
(Feb 21 06, 08:03)as MIJA said.. all these CMYK recommendations are bad advice in this situation.
only use 100% black for small text and elements, otherwise it'll look fuzzy and lose its crisp edges.
instead, if you are laying it over a colored background, make sure to select "overprint"... then it will print the black ink on top of the color behind it, and not knock out the white space behind.
- hugelogo0
Objects
C:60
M:40
Y:40
K:100Text:
C:0
M:0
Y:0
K:100