AboutKevin Stohlmeyer Expertise I am an Adobe Certified Expert. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 7 through the new Adobe CS3 version.
Experience I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.
Organizations Milwaukee Adobe Users Group
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions
Education/Credentials BA - Graphic Design
Adobe Certified Instructor - Illustrator
Expert: Kevin Stohlmeyer Date: 7/7/2008 Subject: finding pms color of an image in eps or illustratir
Question QUESTION: Hi
I have an image in eps - it is 4 color print. my screen printer needs to know the pms color of image - how can I find the pms color of image in illustrator
thank you for your helo
ANSWER: Hi John,
If you are using a version before CS3 and your image is 4 color you will need to assign pantone colors manually using the Pantone swatches palette.
If you have CS3 you can use the Live Color panel to assign PMS colors to your artwork, however, depending on the number of colors you have, it may end up being a lot of PMS colors and very expensive. Let me know if you have CS3 and I can walk you through it.
Thanks
Kevin
---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------
QUESTION: Thanks Kevin for quick reply
I use CS2 - please advise
john
Answer Hi John,
You will have to select your PMS colors manually. Go to the swatches palette, click the pull down button at the top right, select Load Swatches>Pantone Solid (and then the type you need coated or uncoated - ask your printer). You will then have to go through the palette and select the colors that closely match your image.
A neat trick is to pull this into Photoshop and use the Pantone swatches in there. PS can automatically select the closest valued PMS chip in the color picker window (double click a swatch).
