Separations

How to prepare your art for SPOT color separations

1.  Create a new layer with only your final art on it.

2.  Turn off all other layers (visibility eye is off)

3.  Resize your design to the appropriate width. (Typically 9-11" wide for a full size design.  12" maximum for width and height!)

4.  Determine the smallest size fim your design will fit on (and change your document size in Ai)

   •  Letter - 8.5" x 11"

   •  Legal - 8.5" x 14"

   •  Tabloid - 11" x 17"

   •  SuperB - 13" x 19"

5.  Group your design and and ALIGN to artboard in the center of your page

6.  Change all colors to PANTONE colors (Pantone Ai File)

7.  Add appropriate size REGISTRATION MARKS.  Do not resize them!

   •  1-color design:  you only need 2 reg. marks (left and right)

   •  Multi color design:  Four (4) reg. marks for a (see below)

8.  Align your registration marks to your design/document.

9.  Type the name of the ink color you are going to use in the corresponding Pantone color.