PANTONE COLOR- MISSING

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December 4, 2019
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Hello!

I would like to use this color Pantone / PMS Silver 10077 C, but I could not find it in pantone colors in Adobe Illustrator. Where could I get this swatch or how to solve it?

Thank you for any advice,

Petra

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Correct answer chrisl41501719

Petra,

May I suggest a "better" way to get a nice silver?

Print on Chrome BOPP and use a white plate (primer plate) where the chrome is not to be seen.

The reason is, any metallic ink is:

1. hard to find someone who has it in stock (meaning you might have to pay for a minimum quantity out of your on pocket)

2. expensive as heck

3. can be very toxic

Also,

4. You can "tint" the chrome with color so you can have multiple chrome/silver/metallic colors on one piece without having to build extra PMS plates. Think blue lightning...

5. The only other way I know to put silver down is with silver "leaf" or a hot/cold stamp process. This process is top of the line, but requires an entire second printer (Industrial Press). Adding another process = prep hours = $$$$.

Feel free to answer with questions about how to prepare that kind of file if needed.

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chrisl41501719Correct answer

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Petra,

May I suggest a "better" way to get a nice silver?

Print on Chrome BOPP and use a white plate (primer plate) where the chrome is not to be seen.

The reason is, any metallic ink is:

1. hard to find someone who has it in stock (meaning you might have to pay for a minimum quantity out of your on pocket)

2. expensive as heck

3. can be very toxic

Also,

4. You can "tint" the chrome with color so you can have multiple chrome/silver/metallic colors on one piece without having to build extra PMS plates. Think blue lightning...

5. The only other way I know to put silver down is with silver "leaf" or a hot/cold stamp process. This process is top of the line, but requires an entire second printer (Industrial Press). Adding another process = prep hours = $$$$.

Feel free to answer with questions about how to prepare that kind of file if needed.

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btride

Inspiring

hello, i m nearlly at 2020 and still missing Pantone colors are an issue at Adobes App.

is there any now answer of fixing this problem?

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barmsby

Participant

Just use the Pantone Color Manager.

Pantone is responsible for updating their libraries and they do it with the Pantone Color Manager.

You may use a tryout version:

https://www.pantone.com/help/?t=activating-PANTONE-Color-Manager-in-%27trial-mode%27

Adobe has provided Pantone colors in their programs since their beginning. I literally have hundreds of files specifying pantone colors. Now Adobe has dropped them and Pantone wants $100 a year to subscribe. That is on top of what we pay Adobe. Very unhappy with both Pantone and Adobe for not reaching agreement.