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garethrdwilliams
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April 28, 2023
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Help making a pen shape outline output as a spot colour for use in InDesign

  • April 28, 2023
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Hello,

In Photoshop I've been making a pen outline of a shape and amending the colour to a spot colour for use in InDesign. As the image is a shape, my options of exporting are either as as PNG or Photoshop PSD file. I've figured out that PNG files are RGB and not CMYK so they're out, but the PNG file retains the CMYK colour space whilst keeping the image as just a shape.

I've figured out (I think)  how to adjust the colour to a spot colour and have made that 100% magenta.

 

In InDesign I've also followed the instructions from the printer on how to amend text, by going to TYPE and then CREATE OUTLINES and amending to a spot colour type from the swatch box (100% Magenta) and then outputting as an overprint.

 

Uploading the page to the printer online, their software recognises the text and amends the text from 100% magenta to the foil colour I've asked for, so far so good, but the shape I made in Photoshop is still 100% magenta and not amended to the foil colour.

 

I'm getting confused as both are 100% magenta, look identical in colour on the PDF and, to the best of my knowledge, are both set as a spot colour, but only the text is working.

 

I'd be really appreciative if anyone knows how to get it working as I'm tearing my hair out here and my uni deadline is looming to have it all ready!

 

Thanks in advance.

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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April 29, 2023

In a Photoshop file Spot Colors have to be Spot Channels, so it is at current impossible to create vector spot color output in a Photoshop file itself. 

But as mentioned earlier there are work-arounds tu utilize Paths created in Photohop in a layout application like Indesign. 

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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April 29, 2023

The process seems peculiar … a png is a pixel image so there is no Path anymore, is there? 

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

 

Why don’t you just copy paste the Path to Indesign and apply the Spot Color there? 

Alternatively you could use a completely black Grayscale- or Bitmap-tif with a Path, use the Path in Indesign (Object > Clipping Path > Options > Type > Photoshop Path) and apply the Spot Color to the image. 

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    garethrdwilliams작성자
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    April 30, 2023

    I'm a bit new to all this, could you tell me that again so I can try and get my head around it? Thanks

    Also, I seem to have two posts, may be better posting here so it's all in the same place?

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/help-with-spot-colour-ps-psd-files-being-recognised-by-id/m-p/13760318
    Thanks

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    May 1, 2023

    Bitmap-tif with a Path: 

    Placed in Indesign: 

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