How to create Metallic Silver graphic data

Table of contents

Getting started ………………………………………………… 1

Design Image ………………………………………………… 2

Preparing Data creation ……………………………………… 3

Metallic Silver ………………………………………………… 6

Original Metallic Color (Silver & Color) ……………………… 8

Metallic Color System Library ……………………………… 10

CMYK Color …………………………………………………… 14

Metallic Silver Gradation …………………………………… 16

Roland VersaWorks Settings and Printing ………………… 18

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Getting started

Metallic Silver Ink printing can realize a wide range of expression according to the setting and the way

to create graphic data.

Not only plain Silver color, but you can also enjoy variety of metallic colors by using Metallic Color

System Library which contains 512 metallic colors; in addition, you can also create your original

Metallic color by combining MT ink and CMYK colors.

③ Metallic Color System Library 512 colors

④ Metallic Silver Gradation

① Metallic Silver

② Original Metallic Color (Silver & Color)

Use Silver color for underlay

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Design Image

Completed image

Fix your idea on color before creating the graphic data.

Here, we are going to explain how to create Metallic Silver Graphic data by using the sample data that

created with Illustrator.

Design Data

Background (Gray color) Metallic Silver & Gradation

Metallic Color System Library (RVW-MT-10L)

Original Metallic Color (Silver & Y100% )

Metallic Color System Library (RVW-MT-16M)

Rainbow, Text CMYK Color

Create the graphic data per purpose

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Preparing Data creation

① Start up Illustrator and select [File] then [open] to open the sample data.

② Select [Card] from the layer panel. And then click [Option] that located on the upper right and select

[Duplicate “Card”]. Repeat the same step twice and create 4 layers in total.

4 layers in total

To create graphic data with Metallic Silver, prepare separate layer per purpose.

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③ Double click each layer and change the name as; “Background”, “Silver & Color”, “MTsilver” and

“Color”.

④ Delete unnecessary area of each layer.

Background

Leave only gray-color

background and white

wave line, delete the rest.

Select “Background” layer

Display Eye icon only on “Background” layer, hide the

Eye icon for the rest of the layers.

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Silver & ColorSelect “Silver & Color” layer

Display Eye icon only on “Silver & Color”, hide the Eye icon for

the rest.

Leave only Orange flower

and delete the rest

You’ve completed the layer separation, and now it is ready to create graphic data.

MTSilverSelect “MTSilver” layer

Display Eye icon only on “MTSilver”, and hide the Eye icon for

the rest

Leave only Red/Blue flower

and delete the rest

Select “Color” layer

Display Eye icon on only “Color”, and hide the Eye icon for the

rest

Color

Leave only Rainbow/Text

flower and delete the rest

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Metallic Silver

① Select the layer of “Background”. Display only “Background” and hide the rest.

We are going to appoint the color in each layer in line with the objective here.

Set the “Background” to Metallic Silver.

② Select [Window] – [Swatch Libraries] – [Roland VersaWorks]

Change the view to List view

In order to specify the Metallic Silver color, it is

necessary to create the data with the Roland

VersaWorks Swatch Color.

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③ Select gray-color Background. Do not select white wave line.

Select “RDG_MetallicSIlver” to paint the object

Metallic Silver Data Completed

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Original Metallic Color (Silver & Color)

① Select the layer of “Silver & Color”. Display only “Silver & Color” and hide the rest.

Set the “Silver & Color” for Original Metallic Color

② Select Flower and choose [Y100] to paint the object

③ Select Flower and click [Edit] – [Copy]

Then click [Edit]-[Paste in Back] to copy it to the Background.

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④ While selecting the copied flower, specify [RDG_MetallicSilver] to paint the object

Original Metallic Color Completed

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Metallic Color System Library

② Select [Window]-[Swatch Libraries]-[Roland Metallic Color System Library]

① Select “MTSilver” layer. Display “MTSilver” and hide the rest.

Set “MTSilver” to Metallic Color System Library

Change the view to List view

In order to select Metallic Color System Library color,

it is necessary to create the data with the color of

Roland Metallic Color System Library Swatch.

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③ Select the flower. And then select the fill in color from Roland Metallic Color System Library.

[RVW_MT_16M] for Red Flower, [RVW_MT_10L] for Blue Flower.

Specify [RVW_MT_16M]

Specify [RVW_MT_10L]

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⑤ Select both Flowers and click [Edit]-[Copy]

And then click [Edit]-[Paste in Back] to copy it to the Background.

④ Select [Window]-[Swatch Libraries]-[Roland VersaWorks]

When printing Metallic Silver graphic data, sometime the print result does not match up

with the original image due to the effect of the basic color and/or misprinting.

When laying the data one on top of another, like this time, be sure to have [Metallic Silver

0% ] on the Background of each data.

It is not necessary to do so when you want to make use of basic color of original Metallic

Color (Metallic Silver/CMYK overlay)

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⑥ While selecting the copied flowers, specify [RDG_MetallicSilver 0% ] for the fill

Metallic Color System Library Completed

Adjust to 0%

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CMYK Color

① Select “Color” layer. Display [Color] and hide the rest.

Set RDG_MetallicSilver 0% under “Color”

② Select Rainbow and click [Edit]-[Copy]

Click [Edit]-[Paste in Back] and copy it to the Background.

③ While selecting the copied rainbow, specify [RDG_MetallicSilver 0% ] for the fill

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④ Select the text and click [Edit]-[Copy]

Click [Edit]-[Paste in Back] to copy it to the Background

⑤ While selecting the copied text, choose [RDG_MetallicSilver 0% ] for the fill/line.

For text, adjust RDG_MetallicSilver

to 0% for both Fill and Line

CMYK Color Data Completed

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Metallic Silver Gradation

① Select [Background] layer. Display [Background] and hide the rest.

Select the gray color background. Do not select the white wave line.

Gradation could be used as enhancement of Metallic Silver expression in some graphic data.

Set Metallic Silver Gradation on the Background here.

② Click Gradation palette box. Specify “Gradation” for the fill.

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RDG_MetallicSilver 100％ RDG_MetallicSilver 0％

Click each branch point

to change the color

Metallic Silver Gradation Data Completed

③ Change the color of Gradation, etc.

Create RDG_MetallicSilver Gradation and then specify angle/position.

Click middle diaper

Set Angle: 30/Position: 70%

Drug RDG_Metallic

Silver to branch point

branch pointbranch point

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Roland VersaWorks Settings and Printing

Setup Roland VersaWorks and make prints

① Display all the layers

② Click [File]-[Print]

Check the settings and then click [Print]. The data will be sent to Roland VersaWorks.

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④ Double click the data shown on Job list, and then open [Job Setting] screen.

③ Startup Roland VersaWorks

⑤ Setup each setting

Select names with [MT] attached

Select the print mode; CMYKLcLmMt

Select Color setting. “Sign & Display” in this manual.

[Quality]

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⑦ Click [RIP and Print] to send the graphic data to printer to make prints.

CMYK Color and Metallic Silver will be printed all together.

Shaded area will be the Metallic Silver

printing area

Confirm that selected color from the Metallic Color

System Library is displayed, and then turn on the

[Convert Spot Color] option.

[File Format]

⑥ Check Preview

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Published 2010/04/07

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