Hi, all. I'm back with more silly questions about gradients for offset printing. I'm working with a logo that features yellow streaks that fade into the solid blue shape over which they are superimposed, like so ...
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At some point, I'll need to produce separations for offset printing. What's the best way to set up those yellow streaks for this purpose? I'm courting the following options, but I'm not really sure of the correct approach.
1 - streaks as solid yellow lines fading from 100% to 0% opacity laid over solid blue
2 - streaks as yellow to blue gradient over solid blue
3 - streaks as solid yellow lines with a blue gradient (100% - 0% opacity) overprinted to create the fade. I suspect this will produce some green, but not sure.
4 - streaks as solid yellow lines fading to transparency using an opacity mask then laid over the solid blue
So there you have it. Currently, I'm using method 1 and the colors seem to separate but I wonder if there won't be a faded out area in the middle where neither ink is at 100%. Can anyone give me some advice about how best to execute this graphic in ink on an offset press without creating a green tint in the streaks? Any insight would be helpful.
Thanks!
P.S. I'm using Adobe CS6
