DEC colours

In a message dated 11/15/04 11:03:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, allain(a)panix.com writes: BTW I have a 2nd hand Pantone guide right here, it reads out to "three parts Pantone light red and 1/8 part ..." yadda Well, that is how I mix the ink colors, by weight. Makes doing parts easy. All major ink manufacturers sell Pantone colors so you can mix whatever color you want. The only inks sold in RGB type colors are multiple color process inks and to blend them it is a process of screens and angles and you need to have multiple passes through the press. RGB does not lend itself to printing processes well. It is much cheaper to print just one color. John, since you have a Pantone book could you match the numbers to the DEC stuff you have? On each color swatch there should be a corresponding number. That is what is important not the formulation. You want to ignore the C and U letters as they refer to Coated and Uncoated, more printing terms. (refers to whether you are printing a clear gloss coat on top of the ink to get the glossy look or if printed on gloss stock.) Somewhere DEC published the Pantone numbers in their documents they sent to printers...... PS Printers are supposed to upgrade their $50 Pantone books every 6 months to deal with fading, not many I know did that. Paxton Astoria, OR