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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.

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

pantone color chips & guides

When it comes to accurate color matching you can't trust your monitor or your desktop printer. Pantone color guides are a far better way to choose colors for your printed projects. Pantone guides provide colors printed on coated, uncoated, and matte papers. There are Pantone guides that show CMYK process combinations, solid colors, metallics, tints, and pastels. Most designers and printers rely on them for color accuracy.

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

Pantone Metallic Chips - Coated
This binder of Pantone chips features 300 brilliant metallics on coated paper stock. Use convenient tear-out chips to accurately specify your colors. Six specification chips are provided for each color.

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

Also: Pantone Chips at amazon

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)

Also: Pantone GoeGuides at amazon

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)

Also: Pantone Pastel Formula Guides at amazon

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)

Also: Pantone Metallic Formula Guides at amazon

Other Guides at Amazon:
Pantone Color Guide Essentials Kits
Pantone Color Bridge Guides

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

pantone color books

Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color
On amazon's list of best sellers

This guide presents hundreds of color combinations and color principles needed to create effective designs. Each lesson is demonstrated by example, enabling designers of all specialties and levels of experience to make the best color choices for every type of design.

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

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.

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Graphic Print Production
Item No.: 0471273473

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

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

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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color selectors: color wheels & color charts

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