8 Working with Color
Your software provides you with an array of tools for applying color.
Each object in your design can have a Fill color and Stroke color. The Fill
Color can be a Solid Color, Pattern or Gradient.
Fill Color (Red)
Stroke Color (Black)
Solid
Pattern
Gradient
Available Color Models
Colors can be defined using the following models:
RGB
CMYK
LAB
HSB
Spot
Duotone
The color is expressed as a combination of red, green and blue
values. This is the color model most commonly used for
computer graphics.
The color is expressed as a combination of cyan, magenta,
yellow and black values. This is the color model most
commonly used in color printing.
The CIE LAB model is a device-independent color model that
expresses color using a luminance value and two chrominance
values.
The color is expressed using values for hue, saturation and
brightness.
The color is selected from a number of lists of standard ink or
ribbon colors provided by established suppliers.
Duotone colors are made by overlaying two spot colors. The
color that is printed first is called the base color, and the color
that is printed on top of the base is called the top color.
Working with Swatch Tables
Every line of ink, film or foil that a manufacturer makes is represented by a
separate swatch table, which lists all of the colors available for that line.
The swatches in the swatch tables change appearance based on the color
mode in use. Spot colors have a small dot on the right side of the swatch.
Duotone colors have two dots on the right side of the swatch.
Process Color
Spot Color
Duotone Color
Opening a Swatch Table
In order to use a color of foil in your design, you must first open the swatch
table for that type of foil.
1 To open the Open dialog, do one of the following:
• From the View menu, select Color, then Open Table.
• Right-click on the default swatch table (or any other open
swatch table) and select Open Table.
2 Browse to the Swatch/Library subfolder of the software
installation folder.
3 Select the manufacturer of the foil type, such as Gerber
Scientific Products, and click Open.
4 Select the swatch library for the desired type of foil and click
Open.
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