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QuarkXPress How-To: Time for a Paint Job
Although black and white can be stunning, color is king in most page designs. But using color correctly is no simple matter. These tips will help you master all sorts of color complications: tints, multi-inks, gradients, spot colors converted to CMYK, rich blacks, spot varnish, and more.
Written by Eda Warren on April 26, 2005
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Color can make or break your design. If that rustic red tint instead comes out as a pallid pink, you're in trouble. On the flip side, savvy designers can stretch their budgets with tricks like simulating spot color in CMYK jobs. This excerpt from "QuarkXPress 6 Killer Tips" leads you through the color maze and shows you how to set up colors, apply and modify them, blend them, and manage them.
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Excerpted from pages 181-192, "QuarkXPress 6 Killer Tips" (ISBN 0-7357-1303-0) by Eda Warren. Copyright © 2004. Used with the permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and New Riders.
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