Having trouble with overprint

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March 16, 2017
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Hi there.

I'm having trouble with overprint.

I Thought I new how to do it, yet this logo proved me wrong.

Please take a look at my pics and thanks in advance for helping.

Regards,

Eduardo.

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Correct answer Mike_Gondek10189183

Eduardo, how is this job printing I see this as 3 color job either way:

PMS Yellow, PMS Orange, Black
Yellow, Magenta, black

I am not sure what you desire for this to look like when this prints, where the black "v" overlaps the "z"

You also do not want to overprint the same color, that will barely get any darker, just will remove pinholing (kind of like painting a wall with a second coat of paint).

Where you have yellow Z over yellow Z. In spot color you would fill those with a spot orange, since the colors are similar you color overprint orange on top of yellow, rather than trap.

Mike_Gondek10189183

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Eduardo, how is this job printing I see this as 3 color job either way:

PMS Yellow, PMS Orange, Black
Yellow, Magenta, black

I am not sure what you desire for this to look like when this prints, where the black "v" overlaps the "z"

You also do not want to overprint the same color, that will barely get any darker, just will remove pinholing (kind of like painting a wall with a second coat of paint).

Where you have yellow Z over yellow Z. In spot color you would fill those with a spot orange, since the colors are similar you color overprint orange on top of yellow, rather than trap.

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Hi Mike.

Congrats, that was thinking "outside the box" indeed.

I'll do as you suggested, thank you.

Is overprint preview reliable?

I mean PANTONE yellow over black (I reduced black tint 50% underneath

yellow).

And will Multiply (CMYK files) also be what we'll get after printing?

Regards,

Eduardo

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It is best not to mix overprint and transparency in the same job. You can use transparency to simulate overprint but don't expect normal overprint to work in the same file.