PANTONE COLOUR AND INK GUIDE.
Standard inks and speciality Ink colour and applications.
Pantone Colour Guide.
About Pantone Colours
Selecting Pantone colours has never been easier, thanks to readily accessible online tools like Pantone Connect and physical Pantone swatch books. As a global authority on colour management, Pantone pioneered the creation of a standard language for accurate colour communication between designers and screenprinters. These resources provide access to thousands of colours that can be seamlessly translated into printed designs for garment decoration. Whether working digitally or with physical samples, you can confidently choose and communicate the perfect colours for your printed merchandise.
Creating Custom Colours.
At madebyplasma, we use only the best inks, whether Plastisol, water-based, or specialty inks tailored to your specific applications and desired outcomes. Here's how we create precise Pantone colours for your printed merchandise:
Pantone Colour Creation Process:
Base Colours: We start with 18 base colours to create all the specific shades and colours available.
Pantone Guide and Ink Formula Software: We follow a physical or digital Pantone colour guide and ink formula system that provides the exact formulas for mixing the desired colours.
Precision Mixing: We use precision scales, mixing cups, and stirrers to ensure accurate measurements and thorough mixing for consistent and precise colour reproduction.
Need Help?
madebyplasma can help you illustrate your brand’s story with selecting the right Pantone colours for your design and garments. Contact us to learn how we can help personalise your brand, business or organisations merchandise. By understanding colour it helps in creating designs that can either combine complementary colours that work side by side, tints and shades that add depth or contrast colours for higher impact artwork.
FAQ'S
Selecting Pantones can be fun and easy process or it can be confusing. Simply adhering to brand guidelines or your organisation's company colours is a straightforward approach to selecting your print colours for your garments.
"When you say Blue, 072c, you are being specific and directly communicating with your printer the colour you require for your printed merchandise".
Selecting colours from a Pantone book accurately communicates the colour or colours you require for your printed merchandise. If you were to say blue, you could mean any number of shades that Blue represents itself in, But when you say Blue, 072c, you are being specific.
Submitting artwork without preselected Pantone colours can result in your printed goods not meeting your required specifications. However, madebyplasma will guide you in selecting colours if needed.
*Please note we only use Pantone Coated Formula System for screenprinting.
Pantone matching comes in many difference forms and systems designed for a multitude of applications. For Screenprinting purposes, we use only Pantone Coated formula system to match colours as accurately as possible.
"With over 2500 colours & shades to choose from, we'll be able match your artwork colours as accurately as possible.
What We Can't Accurately Match
We only accept Solid-Coated Pantones (or physical references) for accurate colour matching. Below are examples of codes we cannot accurately match ink colours to.
- TCX Pantones: Textile colours do not correspond directly to solid-coated or Solid Uncoated Pantones.
- RGB or Hex Codes: Digital colour codes (e.g., #340349) used for screens and web design.
- On-Screen Image Swatches: Colours displayed on screens can vary due to different display settings.
- CMYK Images: Colour models used in printing that do not always translate directly to screen printing inks.
Please provide solid-coated references or physical samples for the most accurate colour reproduction.
In screenprinting terms, a white under base is a layer of white ink printed beneath the design's primary colours, particularly on dark or coloured garments. The primary reasons for using a white under base are to ensure colour accuracy and Vibrancy of the colours represented truly and not dulled by the colour of the garment.
"The primary reasons for using a white under base are to ensure colour accuracy and Vibrancy of the colours are represented truly and not dulled by the colour of the garment".
Printing colours directly onto dark fabrics can result in dull, muted, or distorted prints due to the fabric's colour influences the final appearance of the printed ink.
*Please note lighter garments will not require a white underbase.
