3 Replies Latest reply: Jun 2, 2009 1:13 AM by D Fosse-QDEaQ1 RSS

    Adjust file for printing on cream colored stock

    shoot me now-d3u3se Community Member

      Someone sent me a photo (group shot), said it's to be printed on cream colored stock and requested that I color correct it for that scenario. Well, I don't have a sample of the stock but I DO have a scan of it  (but it looks more greenish than creamish).

       

      Assuming that I end up with a color that accurately represents the card stock, what's the best way to do the correction? I've put the image over the approximated color and set the blend to Multiply but I don't know if that's what I need to be doing or not.

       

      Funny I've never run into this before. Help?

        • 1. Re: Adjust file for printing on cream colored stock
          Gyno-jiz Community Member

          You could set the pic to multiply over the cream color and then readjust the white point, then kill the cream layer. But I wouldn't trust that scan. You can probably get some LAB values of an array of cream stocks and average them, but of course "cream" runs from white to brown...

           

          And because the cream stock IS the white point, I think you're in the danger zone from the get go.

          • 2. Re: Adjust file for printing on cream colored stock
            Mylenium CommunityMVP

            Mmh, yeah, without exact measurements that's going to be tricky. If the client has a Pantone sample fan somewhere, I'd at least ask them to find the closest color so you could use that as a reference. Other than that it often helps to know the exact designation and numbers of the paper type. This way you could inquire directly at the manufacturer and ask them about white point and sarturation settings. Some of them may even provide profiles or forward you to a print shop that uses their stock that can send you their profiles...

             

            Mylenium

            • 3. Re: Adjust file for printing on cream colored stock
              D Fosse-QDEaQ1 Community Member

              Full correction is obviously impossible given the paper color, and even if it were, it would probably look unnatural.

               

              shoot me now wrote:

               

              put the image over the approximated color and set the blend to Multiply

              That's what I'd do; and just try to make it look reasonably balanced by adding a little of the paper's complementary hue.

               

              I think a scan might actually get you close enough if you could get them to include some neutral gray and white patches in the same scan. That should give you hue and brightness, leaving only saturation.

               

              Message was edited by: D Fosse