| Colors: Mixed and Matched! |
| by: Kristine Llabres |
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Making one or two colors look like many colors. The spot color
design can be as exciting as the process design. Though
sometimes, it takes an extra effort to really make your designs
stand out in a crowd.
Here are the ten low cost design ideas that you will surely
like. Check this out!
1.Try to allow colors to overprint to create a third shade When
a certain color prints over the other, a third color is created.
If you have a good know-how of how colors work well and have a
fine rapport with your printer will definitely help you to
achieve the results that you want!
2.Consider the paper type and color to be a third color There
are different kinds of papers that can be so interesting to
choose from so it is up to you to make your own choice that will
match toy our personality. Be careful in choosing so that you
will not any regrets.
3.However, even solid papers have different colors than the
traditional white, off-white or cream.
4. Explore and experiment with duotones Well, a duotone is a
photograph that is printed in two colors and you can just subtle
effects from sepia tones to have a slick poster look.
5.Employ a selection of tints of your two colors then you can
see many colors from it. You can try 10% of blue looks quite
different from 80% blue so it will depend according to your
preference. Always take note that small text can hardly be read
on screen so, do it well and with ease.
6. Reverse text out of tinted boxes White can be your third
color and keep in mind that reverses are hard to read, so use it
only when badly needed.
7.You can use laser foil as well. Several manufacturers see
sheet of foil that you can use in your laser printer for best
results. Another is that you can even able to make up a master
copy on an inkjet printer, just use a foil with a copier. Just
be careful in applying the foil and running the printer for it
maybe time consuming.
8.Try using rubber stamping. For instance in scrap booking,
there is different rubber stamps out there. You can just choose
and be creative!
9.Make use of scissors with unusual edges. Those die cuts are
really expensive. The poor man’s die cut can be made using
scissors with unusual edges; you can innovate and create your
own style according to your own taste.
10.Lastly, to add style you can use stickers. It could be
something as simple as it is but then it is biting!
Don’t be afraid to explore, experiment and discover. Changes for
the better is always been good and advisable, just make sure
that you’ve express yourself with worthwhile things then. Try it
on and see for yourself!
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