1 - PMS PRINTING OVERVIEW

 

 

PMS or Pantone Matching System is a specific brand of inks used for color matching. The process of using PMS colors in generally know as Spot Color printing and are a way of printing without the use of 4 Color Process Inks (CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black).

 

 

The Pantone Matching System is the most well know ink matching system in the world. Most spot color jobs will be using this as reference and it has been an industry standard for a long time. Also, they have a larger gamma range than CMYK so colors can be more vibrant. But even more importantly, PMS colors are consistently reliable because they do not require the combination of 4 colors such as CMYK.

 

 

We suggest following the below steps in the order presented. But some of the steps may not pertain to your art. For instance, if you don't have gradients in your art then you can skip that step. Clicking on the links will take you to their prospective pages.