Technique
01 We aren’t able show you the varnish applied to the triangle elements
running across the middle of the page, as this is not visible in print, so these elements
appear here as a grey colour; we’ll come back to them at the end. For now, we’ll start
off in Photoshop with the Final.jpg image, which you’ll find on the disc.
08 The triangle was created in 09 Now type your colour value in the Find Field. Open 10 A similar method should be
Illustrator and must be prepared using the Attributes panel and make sure it isn’t set to Overprint, as used for elements made in Photoshop,
the correct method when using spot we need this colour to ‘knock out’. We can now import this as spot values here differ to InDesign’s.
colours. In Illustrator, access the element into InDesign using the process in Steps 5 and 6, or I’ve taken the triangle into Photoshop
Pantone Color Book via the Swatch choose to refine it in Photoshop. For more on importing spot and used a hit of green to brighten it up
Libraries icon on the Swatches panel. values, see http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/325/325905.html. using the Color Range option.
12 Click on the Color square and the picker will appear; click the Color Libraries
11 Once you’ve got a selection you’re happy with, choose button and type the colour number you used earlier (I’ll be typing 354). There isn’t a
New Spot Channel from the Channels panel menu. The field to type into – just type, making sure you’re specifying exactly the same colour as
selection should load into it straight away, and you’ll see a before, otherwise you’ll add another plate. As this is to be semi-opaque, set the
dialog box asking you to specify a colour. Solidity to a much lower value.