Illustrator Q
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- micla
Hey, I've designed a business card in illustrator with 2 color pantone. One of the colors I am using in gradient swooshes at varying degrees of transparency across the back.
But, I can't seem to preview the overprint. Am I doing anything wrong. I am setting the gradients to 100% down to 0% at both ends. Overprint preview is on, but the white still shows up.
???
- grunttt0
tell the printer and have them sort it out.
- GreedoLives0
set the bottom end of the gradient to 1%, otherwise it breaks down the whole thing into cmyk.
- johndiggity0
you can't do transparencies with spots. the rip can't handle it. didn't you get the warning dialog box when trying to print?
- Soler0
try ungrouping the object- sometimes transparencies act funny when they are grouped / ungrouped
- micla0
say you had a pantone gradient set at 100 -> 0% and layed over another at 100-> 0% at same color, but you would like to see the bottom gradient come through the top. I was told instead of touching layer transparency, this needs to be handled by the overprint.
What does that mean?
- horton0
as jd said.. you can't do transparencies with spot inks.
use tints of the spot with overprint selected.
- GreedoLives0
overprint = the order with which colors are printed on top of each other.
if you want Pantone A on the bottom, be sure Pantone B is set to overprint.
- horton0
select "overprint" in attributes.
you'll have to preview with overprints showing in view menu.