Quick Tip: Quickly convert CMYK to Pantone
Tutorial Details
- Program: Illustrator CS4
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Length: 2:14 min
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This Quick Tip by Cheryl Graham was first published on January 8th 2010.
Have you ever found yourself rushing a file for the printer but your client hasn’t specified a spot color for their design? Finding a spot color equivalent to CMYK can be difficult. What your client sees is often different to what you see. Here’s a quick way to find the Pantone© equivalent for a CMYK process color without the use of a color book. This tip is perfect for designers who need to use professional offset printing.
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Great video! quick, direct and very very helpful! thanks!
Awesome! I needed a fast and easy way to convert CMYK to spot for my clients, I didnt want to deal with scripts within Illustrator, and this is actually better and faster!
OMG. What a GREAT tip! I saved a bunch of time. Wish I found it sooner and not wasted time running through my files and folders looking for the Pantone number since all the projects were converted to CMYK and the client is now asking for the Pantone! Thank You!