Tintbook CMYK Process Color Selector, on Coated or Uncoated Stock
Tintbook Process Color Selector is the ideal, affordable print color matching system for graphic designers and printers. Instead of choosing colors, hit-or-miss, from a software program and viewing them through a computer monitor, you can start your next print project with a palette of 25,000 CMYK process colors—colors printed on a representative sheet of paper stock using a printing press. Selections you can hold in your hand and view under real world lighting conditions.
Why a Tintbook? Because matching colors is tricky. Without the proper tool—a printed color matching system—a page that looks great on your computer monitor can turn out gruesome in print. The colors you see on a monitor, a color inkjet or laser printout, or even a digital proof simply cannot adequately simulate actual printing inks and paper surfaces.
Tintbook is easy to use. You simply find a color and enter the corresponding CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) values into your program's color picker. Virtually any computer design program included a color palette field for entering CMYK values—Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Corel, and so on.
And, every Tintbook comes with a set of two-sided spotter cards you can use to isolate individual blocks (above right). Use the black side to view colors against a dark background and the white side for viewing colors against a light background.
There are two Tintbooks, one for coated, one for uncoated stock:
Coated or gloss stock is coated with a clay-like substance that keeps the ink from soaking into the surface of the paper. It is the ideal surface for printing detailed graphics and photographic images in 4-color—everything from brochures and packaging to annual reports and magazines.
Uncoated stock can be even more challenging to print on than coated stock. When ink soaks into the surface of the paper, color values can change dramatically. Because an uncoated surface is ideal for writing on, it is the standard surface for letterheads, business cards, and envelopes. And, because it is typically less expensive than coated stock, it is often used for long run projects such as newspapers and books.
Specifications: Screen: 175 line; Press: 40" Heidelberg Speedmaster at 9000 (coated), 8000 (uncoated) with CPC Integrated Production Control and CPC-21 Spectrophotometer Image Control; Running variance: +/- 3 percent (coated), 4 percent (uncoated).
FROM CHUCK If you are continually disappointed by the difference between the colors you see on your computer monitor or printouts and the resulting printed pieces, this may be the missing link. Tintbook is an ideal tool for accurate color matching. Instead of choosing your color palette from a software program swatch library that you view through a computer monitor, try identifying the colors in print form. Take a color sample from a design annual, a direct mail piece, a magazine ad, or any other source of inspiration and put it side by side with the Tintbook color blocks. It takes just moments to find the best CMYK matching value and to enter it into your software's color picker.
Tintbook CMYK Process Color Selector, On Coated Stock $79.95
This Tintbook is printed on a stock (brand name Topkote) especially chosen for its mid-range of brightness. 298 pages; Printed on Topkote gloss book and cover stock; ISBN 0977491307
Tintbook CMYK Process Color Selector, On Uncoated Stock $79.95
This Tintbook is printed on 80# uncoated text (brand name Opaque). A special section contains printed comparisons between several other uncoated sheets and demonstrates the difference between colors printed on uncoated and coated stock. 270 pages; Charts printed on 80# Opaque Book, Smooth (also includes comparison charts on other types of stock); ISBN 0977491315
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