On Jan 1, 2010, at 6:27 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
Fran is correct regarding Pantone, however the books are expensive
and recommended to be replaced every year. It was developed
specifically for the printing industry — there are some basic ink
colors that are mixed in various combinations to get the colors in
the book. There have been colors added, and particularly when a
company uses a new color and wants it consistent for their
corporate identity. Because, of course, they can't use one of the
colors that Pantone already has in the book. :-)
Your comments are erroneous in some respects, but as this is not a
list on color printing and the Pantone system, I suggest that
anyone who wants information on offset printing and color proofs
for it consult sources on book production.
You're welcome to PM me on that. I've worked in magazine,
advertising and book production (on the print end) for many years.
Besides the historic color names, how is this useful to h-costume?
Is there something wrong with suggesting a link to an interesting
source for color information? And letting h-costume members--if
they wish--take a few minutes to see if it is useful to them in any
way? If you think the site linked to is erroneous or incomplete,
or you want material added to it, I suggest that you contact the
website owners. I am not responsible for the content of their site.
If you want a website specifically oriented toward colors for
fabric printing, or historic costume, I'd advise you to search the
web for it and post a link. I'm sure we'll all be glad to see it.
I was hoping to continue some discussion on it, because I'm
interested in color. I offered a couple of examples and hoped others
would do so, too. It was meant to be a stimulating question, not a
suggestion that something was wrong there.
And also I did send a note to the site owner. Upon a closer
examination I noticed a few colors had a pink cast to them,
particularly the "white" and some light greens, which ought not to be
pink at all. I checked a few color configurations, so I know it's not
my monitor.
-Carol
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