Spot colour: what it is used for and how to create it

You will be asked to create a "Spot colour" only for specific products when the file must contain additional information (not to be printed).

Spot colours are not printable colours: they are needed to perform some other actions on the product, such as a personalised shape cut or a special finish.

To create a print ready file, we recommend downloading the instruction document available on the product page.

Please note that Designer tool is not available to create files with spot colours, however our design team is always available to provide support: find out here how our Design Services work.

To create a spot colour, please follow these steps:

• Download the instructions to follow step by step the directions on Adobe Illustrator
• Create a dedicated layer, named as requested in the instructions
• Create a new colour swatch from the swatches panel
• Follow the name recommendation requested in the instructions: use upper & lowercase letters as shown

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• Select "Spot Colour" as colour type
• Assing the CMYK percentages requested in the instructions
• Use the spot colour created only to identify the path or fill the vector elements for the desired areas
• Don't use the same colours available in the template as "spot colours" to create the elements you want to print: keep in mind that these are spot colours and therefore not printable
• Save a unique PDF file with active and visible layers

If you still have any doubts, please contact us. We'll be happy to help!