You can set spot colours in Illustrator easily.

Just create the colour you want in the colour mixer then drop it to the swatches pallet. Next double click on the swatch and dialog will open. Give the colour a name and set to spot colour (not process). That's it.

This will make anything that you colour with that swatch print out on a different separation.

If you don't know what a separation is you probably want to disregard this post (or ask).

Setting spot colours in Photoshop is a lot harder.....

Very cool indeed.

I use to use spot colors all the time in Illustrator. They made it very easy to do.

BTW, it's pretty simple in Photoshop as well. It works the same way, except you edit the channel instead of the swatch.

I do my 3D in Illustrator. Spot colours are great for that. I just set a percentage of the colour to create highlights and shadows.

And if i then decide to go with a totally different colour scheme, i just change the spot :D

I do my 3D in Illustrator. Spot colours are great for that. I just set a percentage of the colour to create highlights and shadows.

And if i then decide to go with a totally different colour scheme, i just change the spot :D

that also works in InDesign, but you wouldn't know, you old dog ;)

that also works in InDesign, but you wouldn't know, you old dog ;)
Works in Quark Express too :P