Adobe Illustrator - Xerox Color 1000i Design Manual

Creating your files.
Creating graphics with
Adobe Illustrator
® ®
Vector graphics that are created
in Illustrator can be placed into
®
InDesign and designated to print
®
with Metallic Dry Ink.
Add a new layer in the layers pallet
1
for Metallic Dry Ink.
a. Name the new layer Silver
or Gold.
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1
Add a new color in the swatches
2
pallet and name it. We suggest
using PMS 877C for Silver or
PMS 871C for Gold. The name
is case-sensitive and should be
used exactly as shown here:
Silver or Gold.
a. Designate the Color Type
as a CMYK Spot Color.
2
a. If the metallic element is
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3a
3b
sitting on top of a photograph
or field of color and you want
that background to show
through (and potentially dull
the appearance of your metallic
ink), select Overprint Fill.
b. If you do not want the
background to show through
so the metallic appearance
of your ink is maintained,
select Knockout Group.