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September 25, 2018
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Can I create separate color plates for CMYK blends?

  • September 25, 2018
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Hi,

I'm very sorry if this question is nonsensical... I'm new to Illustrator, so I've searched around for an answer in the forums and Google, but was unable to find an answer.   

I've converted an image from Photoshop to vectorized halftones in Illustrator, using the Phantasm plugin. I now have 4 CMYK plates which, where they blend, create additional colors. What I would like is for these additional colors to have their own separate printing plates as spot colors for printing, instead of emerging as a result of the blend of CMYK plates.

Is there a way for me to select these colors resulting from the CMYK blends, and create separate color plates for each of them?

This is a screenshot of what my workspace and image (close-up) looks like:

My Illustrator version is CC 2018, for Windows. I really appreciate any help and time you can spare me. Thank you!

Ana

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

I don't know how the mixed colors are created, but if they are created using Multiply or Overprint, you can use:

Object > Flatten Transparency and uncheck the Preserve Overprints and Spot Colors checkbox.

You can than convert the resulting colors into Spot colors.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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September 25, 2018

I don't know how the mixed colors are created, but if they are created using Multiply or Overprint, you can use:

Object > Flatten Transparency and uncheck the Preserve Overprints and Spot Colors checkbox.

You can than convert the resulting colors into Spot colors.

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