![]() ![]() A plastic gold effect in CMYKĪn outline makes the gold effect even more plastic. In this window, you can now set the angle of the gradient. To obtain the desired result, open the Gradient panel by clicking Window > Color > Gradient. Now select the text or the object and colour it with the “Colour gradient 1” colour.ĭepending on the InDesign version, it can happen that the effect is initially displayed from left to right instead of top to bottom. The last colour stop is assigned to “Gold 1” again.Ĭlick OK to confirm the settings and the gradient appears in the Color Themes like a normal colour. Add three more colour stops and assign the corresponding colours “Gold 1” to “Gold 4” to them. Now you can assign each colour individually. Use the Stop Color dropdown menu to select the Color Swatches panel. If you click on the first colour stop, the Stop Color dropdown menu for assigning a colour is enabled. Click on one of the colour stops to select it and assign colours. The Gradient Ramp determines the gradient from the upper to the lower edge of an object to be coloured. To delete a colour stop, simply left-click it and drag it away from the ramp area. Also, you can add more colour stops by clicking below the Gradient Ramp. You can move the colour stops to any position along the Gradient Ramp. This changes once you click on one of the colour stops on the Gradient Ramp in the lower part of the window. ![]() The area for setting the colour is still greyed out and not editable. In this example, the name is “Gold gradient 1”. In the new window, first assign the name as you would do for a standard colour. Once you have created the four colours, open the Color Themes and click the icon with the three horizontal lines to open a dropdown menu. In this example, we name the four colours “Gold 1” to “Gold 4” with the following values: In this window, you assign the name of the colour and the colour values for the first colour. Subsequently, double-click the newly created colour to open the Swatch Options dialog box. To do so, open the Color Theme and click the New Swatch button. Before we can define the actual gradient, we first have to create each colour separately. In our first example, we will create a gold effect consisting of four different brown and ochre hues. The choice of paper also influences the impact of the gold effect. For this purpose, Adobe InDesign provides a powerful gradient tool that effectively emulates a metallic gold effect. This property is of course difficult to reproduce 100 per cent on paper. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the process colours Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key to emulate a realistic gold effect in your print project without using a spot colour. Make your graphic design projects sparkle too by adding a touch of class and sophistication using gold highlights. You don’t have to buy expensive jewellery to enjoy the luxury of gold. ![]()
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