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pantone color markers - pantone color chips - pantone color guides
necessary guides for graphic designers; shows how colors look on coated and uncoated paper, comparison of spot colors to their process simulations (see CMYK guides), and process screen values; aids in communicating colors to clients and design team

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Basic Marker Techniques and Materials

Here are some very basic techniques for using markers. For more in-depth instruction, see the list of recommended books below.

To practice, start by taking a photo of a subject that you'd like to render with markers. Study the photo until you become very familiar with how light, shadow, and reflection affect the colors.

Prepare your line drawing. A good paper to use is Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker Paper, which is a 100% rag, non-bleeding paper that is ideal for marker renderings.

Make a few copies of your line drawing to work with. Practicing your marker technique on copies allows you to be more creative because you'll be less worried about making mistakes. Good markers to use are Letraset Tria markers , Prismacolor markers, or Pantone Universe markers. Render most of your illustration with broad tip markers for a more striking and strong rendering.

Work in light grays and other light colors first. Use cool grays when rendering metals, and warm grays for glass. Build on those by applying medium and dark colors. Then use a colorless blender marker for smoothing. Use Prismacolor pencils, pastel chalk pencils, and/or gouche to sharpen edges and make highlights.

Recommended books on marker techniques:
Creative Marker Techniques by Yoshiharu Shimizu
Product Rendering with Markers by Mark Arends
Design Rendering Techniques by Dick Powell


Pantone Universe Marker Sets
These dual-tip markers are in true Pantone colors. Each marker features a soft brush tip at one end and a fine point marker tip on the other end for producing a broad range of strokes, from fine lines to wide color fills. These markers contain fast-drying, permanent, alcohol-based ink and have a roll-proof flat barrel.
Pantone Universe Marker Sets Available individually and in sets of 12, 24, 36, 72 or 150 markers.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Universe Marker Sets
Pantone Universe Individual Marker Pens
Item No.: 10273655-MARKERS (Shipments in US only)

Pantone Tria Marker:
Panto Tria Markers are great markers that appear to be discontinued and replaced with the Universe Markers. We found one -- only in black -- at Mister Art:

Pantone Black Tria Marker (quantities limited)

Letra Tria Markers and Primacolor Markers


Other Quality Markers:
Letra Tria Marker Sets
Letra Tria Individual Marker Pens
Prismacolor Markers


The following color guides are from Pantone Guides at Dick Blick, but most of these are also available from Pantone Guides at Amazon.


pantone designer's edition
Pantone Formula Guide, Designers Edition Pantone Formula Guide, Designer's Edition
Pantone Designer's Edition Guide contains three fan guides, coated, uncoated, and matte coated. This kit is the industry standard for the selection, specification, and ink mixing formulas of the Pantone color matching system.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Formula Guide, Designer's Edition
Item No.: 10273655-DESIGNERS (Shipments in US only)

Also available:
Pantone Formula Guide, Printer's Edition


pantone color chips
Pantone Chips - Coated & Uncoated Pantone Chips - Coated & Uncoated
Two volumes of Pantone chips feature 1,114 solid colors - 147 new colors plus seven metallics. Clean, contemporary, functional design includes brighter coated and uncoated paper stock. Use convenient tear-out chips to accurately specify your colors. Six chips are provided for each color and feature improved perforation for smoother edges.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Chips - Coated & Uncoated
Item No.: 10273655-CHIPS (Shipments in US only)

Other Pantone Chips:
Pantone Metallic Chips - Coated
Pantone Pastel Chips - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone Solid Chips - 3-Book Set


pantone color guides
Pantone Color Guide Essentials Kit Pantone Color Guide Essentials Kits
When it comes to accurate color matching you can't trust your monitor or your desktop printer. Pantone process color guides are a far better way to choose process colors for your printed projects. The Pantone Essentials Kit includes three Pantone Solid Color Guides with 1,114 solid colors printed on coated, uncoated, and matte papers; two Pantone Process Color Guides with more than 3,000 CMYK process combinations printed on both coated and uncoated papers; and the Pantone Color Bridge, with solid Pantone Colors printed side-by-side with their closest CMYK match on coated paper. A stylish carrying case keeps everything organized and protected. The Pantone Essentials Plus Kit includes the same materials as the Color Guide Essentials Kit, plus a Metallic Formula Guide with over 300 colors printed on coated paper, and a Pastel Formula Guide with 154 pastel colors printed on both coated and uncoated papers..

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Color Guide Essentials Kits
Item No.: 10273655-ESSENTIALS (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Color Bridge Coated

Pantone Color Bridge Coated (previously know as Pantone Solid To Process Guide)
Color Bridge is an essential tool for graphic designers who create both websites and printed advertising materials. Match solids in process and RGB. An invaluable multi-use color reference tool, use PANTONE color bridge to:
- select and specify solid PANTONE Colors on coated stock
- determine how a PANTONE Color will appear when reproduced in CMYK
- create optimal display of PANTONE Colors on monitors and Web pages

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Color Bridge - Coated
Item No.: 10273655-BRIDGE (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Process Color Imaging Guide 1000

Pantone Process Color Imaging Guide 1000
This is a used 1992 edition Pantone process guide, that was replaced with the Pantone Solid To Process Guide and then by the Bridge Guide listed above. It matches solid to CMYK for color accuracy, and includes screen tint percentages. Fan-out format. For many years, Robins Design used this guide more often than the others in our studio library.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Process Color Imaging Guide 1000
Item No.: PROCESS1000 (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Process Guide Set

Pantone Process Guide Set
Pantone's Processs Guide Set displays over 3,000 CMYK color combinations on coated and uncoated stock, and gives their CMYK formulas. It's a must have for every designer of printed materials.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Process Guide Set - Coated & Uncoated
Item No.: 10273655-PROCESS (Shipments in US only)


Pantone GoeGuide

Pantone GoeGuide, Coated
The Pantone GoeGuide is used to select, specify, and communicate the 2,058 new solid colors from the Pantone Goe System. These colors are arranged in an intuitive, chromatic order for easy, precise, cross-media color selection and specification. Each color is identified by a unique number along with its ink mixing formula and RGB values.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone GoeGuide - Coated
Item No.: 10273655-GOE (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Tints Guides

Pantone Tints 4-Guide Set
Pantone Tint Guides eliminate guesswork in the selection of tints and solid color effects. The four-guide set includes eight tints per color, from 10% to 80% and a halftone example for all 1,114 solid Pantone colors, on coated and uncoated stock. Each tint, now with bleed edge, illustrates black, color, and reverse type effects.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Tints 4-Guide Set (quantities limited)
Item No.: 10273655-TINTS (Shipments in US only)

Pantone Pastel Guides
Pantone Pastel Formula Guide and Chips Coated & Uncoated
Specify soft, subtle effects with PANTONE Pastels. This guide contains 126 colors arranged chromatically on coated and uncoated paper.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Pastel Formula Guide - Coated & Uncoated
Item No.: 10273655-PASTEL (Shipments in US only)

Pantone Metallic Guides
Pantone Metallic Formula Guide, Coated
For the shimmering look that only a metallic color can deliver, the Pantone metallic guide contains 301 dazzling Pantone metallic colors on coated stock with and without an overprint varnish. Each of the chromatically-arranged colors is displayed along with its unique Pantone number and ink mixing formulation.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Metallic Formula Guide - Coated
Item No.: 10273655-METALLIC (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Formula Guide, Solid Matte

Pantone Formula Guide, Solid Matte
This edition includes an RGB icon indicating colors achievable on-screen. Colors that bear both the RGB and CMYK icons are ideal choices for designs that span cross-media. Other enhancements include a larger format with more color area, improved readability of color data, and better accessibility to all colors.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Formula Guide, Solid - Matte
Item No.: 10273655-SOLID (Shipments in US only)


Pantone Formula Guides

Pantone Formula Guides at Mister Art:
Pantone Formula Guide, Solid - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone Metallic Formula Guide - Coated
Pantone Pastel Formula Guide - Coated & Uncoated

pantone color books
PANTONE Guide to Communicating with Color Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color
On amazon's list of best sellers
Edition: Paperback, 144 pages
Author: Leatrice Eiseman
Publisher: Design Books
Publication Date: September 2000
Average Customer Rating: 4-1/2 Stars
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours
Price: Under $28 at amazon

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color
Item No.: 0966638328


[ graphic print production ]

Graphic Print Production

An introductory textbook covering all aspects of print production and manufacturing. The printed page is still the most common product of graphic design work. And as more and more print material is finding a dual-use in electronic formats (Web, ebooks, motion-graphics using Flash, etc.), it has become even more important that designers understand the impact their design decisions have on the feasibility of re-purposing their work for various media.

BUY / ORDER INFO:
Graphic Print Production
Item No.: 0471273473


[ prepress for graphic designers ]

Getting it Right in Print : Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers

With this new book, designers learn how to prepare their brochures, posters, books, magazines, and other materials for trouble-free, high-quality printing. Addressing a major challenge that professional designers face -- calibrating images and layouts to match press specifications -- the book shows how to use common digital-layout and image-management programs to their best advantage. Disappointing proofs can now be eliminated, saving designers both time and money.

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Getting it Right in Print : Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers
Item No.: 081099206X


[ prepress and print production guide ]

Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide: The Essential Resource for Design, Production, and Prepress

The Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide covers the entire workflow, from scanning and file creation through prepress and print production. It brings together the collective knowledge of the experts at Adobe Systems in a simple presentation of the fundamental concepts and issues related to producing high-quality printed output. The book includes succinct, illustrated explanations of the basic concepts and terminology of print production, along with Adobe's tried and true guidelines, tips, and checklists for ensuring a successful print job.

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Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide
Item No.: 0321304667


[ how to work with printers ]

Getting It Printed: How to Work with Printers and Graphic Imaging Services to Assure Quality, Stay on Schedule and Control Costs
On amazon's list of best sellers

An excellent book on the different types of printing processes, use of color, planning your print job, cutting costs, printer terminology, type, graphics, photographs, proofs, plates, paper, and bindng methods. Everything you need to know about working with offset printers.

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Getting It Printed: How to Work with Printers and Graphic Imaging Services
Item No.: 1581805772


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