{"id":4450,"date":"2016-08-23T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/?p=4450"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:16:53","slug":"create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5th colour: relief varnish, UV coating and spot colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you add relief varnish, blacklight ink or a spot colour to highlight elements in your artwork, the steps required to do this are always the same in Adobe InDesign. This tutorial will demonstrate the process step by step. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Contents of this article:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#fifth-colour\">What is the fifth colour?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#fifth-colour-demo-project\">The demo project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#fifth-colour-project-setup\">Project setup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#relief-varnish\">Relief varnish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#overprint\">Overprint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#blacklight-ink\">Blacklight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#spot-colour\">Spot colour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/create-fifth-colour-spot-colour-relief-varnish-uv-ink\/#check-fifth-colour\">Checking the fifth colour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Printing is more than putting ink on paper. A finish or spot colour enables you to add a special touch to your print project. Relief coating is very popular. It produces a raised tactile structure on a printed element such as text. UV ink or classic spot colours are other options to turn your artwork into eye-catching printings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fifth-colour\">What is the fifth colour?<\/h2>\n<p>Because monitors transmit light, displays use the red-green-blue (RGB) additive colour model to reproduce a broad array of colours. In printing applications in contrast, it is all about CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black). These primary colours, also called process colours, are used to &#8220;mix&#8221; all colours on the paper. In order for the print shop to know where to apply the special finish, the designer must supply the corresponding information in the artwork file. This information is transported by means of a fifth colour or a fifth colour channel. This new colour is applied to all elements which are to be spot coated, e.g., with relief varnish. When creating the artwork, the fifth colour is visible in the InDesign project but not in the final printed product.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fifth-colour-demo-project\">The demo project<\/h2>\n<p>To illustrate this, we have invented a photo studio called &#8220;Lichtblitz&#8221;. They want to create relief-coated gift card envelopes with a special finish on the front. The front features a logo, the text &#8220;Fotostudio Lichtblitz&#8221; and a rectangular frame around these elements. Additionally, the artwork document contains a die-cut shape which is important for the print shop. We will use this project to illustrate the application of spot colour and UV ink.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Photostudio-Lichtblitz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image op-att-4457 td-animation-stack-type0-2 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Photostudio-Lichtblitz.jpg\" alt=\"Photo studio Lichtblitz\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fifth-colour-project-setup\">Setting up the project<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image wp-image-10690 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Structure of the layers\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Layer-Structure.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay organized to be effective. To keep your project clearly structured, place each element at a separate layer. Accordingly, each finishing method is assigned a separate layer that can be shown or hidden as desired.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"relief-varnish\">Relief varnish<\/h2>\n<p>To design the artwork for relief coating, first create a <span class=\"guideline\">new layer<\/span> named &#8220;relief varnish&#8221; in the Layers panel. Next, select all elements to be relief-coated: the frame, the logo and the text in this case. Press <span class=\"shortcut\">Ctrl<\/span> + <span class=\"shortcut\">C<\/span> to copy these elements, select the &#8220;relief varnish&#8221; layer and paste the copied elements on this layer at exactly the same position with <span class=\"guideline\">Edit &gt; Paste in Place<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Paste in Place&quot; function enables you to paste elements in the exact same position.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Paste-in-place-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you can create the fifth colour. To do so, open the <span class=\"guideline\">Color Themes<\/span> in the top menu, choose any colour, black for example, and create a new colour by clicking the <span class=\"guideline\">New Swatch<\/span> button. Double-click the new colour swatch to open the <span class=\"guideline\">Swatch Options<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element.jpg\" alt=\"These parameters define the colour &quot;varnish&quot;\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_New-colour-element-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Print shops usually make exact specifications for relief varnish. In our case, we will name the colour swatch &#8220;varnish&#8221;, change Color Type from &#8220;Process&#8221; to &#8220;Spot&#8221; and set Color Mode to 100\u00a0% Magenta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options.jpg\" alt=\"Changes in the &quot;Swatch options&quot;.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Swatch-options-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you can colour all elements on the &#8220;relief varnish&#8221; layer using the newly created &#8220;varnish&#8221; colour. In the example, the whole front of the gift card envelope appears in magenta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish.jpg\" alt=\"All elements have been copied to the relief varnish layer and coloured.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Relief-varnish-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To prevent an all-magenta print result, you have to enable the &#8220;Overprint&#8221; setting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-background-grey\">\n<h2>Colouring vector graphics<\/h2>\n<p>In many cases, it is impossible to directly fill a logo like the one in our demo project with the &#8220;varnish&#8221; colour. This is because the camera logo is a vector graphic created in Adobe Illustrator and was pasted into our document as EPS. Being made up of vectors, its surface cannot be coloured directly in Adobe InDesign. To bypass this problem, open the logo in Adobe Illustrator, copy it with<span class=\"shortcut\">Ctrl<\/span> + <span class=\"shortcut\">C<\/span> and <span class=\"shortcut\">Ctrl<\/span> + <span class=\"shortcut\">V<\/span>. Now you can colour it with the &#8220;varnish&#8221; paint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"overprint\">Overprint<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Overprint&quot; setting is a crucial step in artwork creation.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Overprint-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Overprint&#8221; setting assures that the &#8220;varnish&#8221; colour created previously is displayed in the project but not in the final product, at least not as a colour. Click <span class=\"guideline\">Window &gt; Output &gt; Attributes<\/span> to open the associated window. Once you have selected the first element with the &#8220;varnish&#8221; colour, the <span class=\"guideline\">Overprint Fill<\/span> or <span class=\"guideline\">Overprint Stroke<\/span> option in the <span class=\"guideline\">Attributes<\/span> window is enabled. The check mark indicates that the setting is active. This attribute has to be assigned to each future relief varnish element. This attribute assignment is the last step. It tells the print shops not to print magenta but apply the relief varnish.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"blacklight-ink\">Blacklight ink<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink.jpg\" alt=\"Settings for the Blacklight ink\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Blacklight-ink-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blacklight ink is used on forgery-proof event tickets, for example, because it is only visible under blacklight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-background custom-background-dos\">\n<h3>Design idea:<\/h3>\n<p>Create unusual event tickets.<br \/>\nThe product is also great for other purposes such as<br \/>\na party flyer with special effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To highlight the elements to be spot printed in blacklight ink, proceed analogously and first create a <span class=\"guideline\">new layer<\/span> named &#8220;blacklight&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-background custom-background-donts\">\n<h3>Notice:<\/h3>\n<p>Relief varnish additionally provides a raised texture to the graphic elements of the print whereas the blacklight elements are located at the UV layer only. This is because they will only be visible under UV light. But there are no fixed rules how to do this and thus virtually no limits to your creativity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, create the fifth colour again using the <span class=\"guideline\">Color Themes<\/span>. There are clear specifications also for the UV ink in our case. Make the following settings: name the swatch &#8220;UV&#8221;, change the Color Type from &#8220;Process&#8221; to &#8220;Spot&#8221; and set the Color Mode to 100\u00a0% Magenta. All elements to be visible under blacklight are now directly coloured with the &#8220;UV&#8221; colour. Afterwards, assign the &#8220;Overprint&#8221; attribute to these elements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-background custom-background-donts\">\n<h3>Note:<\/h3>\n<p>The area of blacklight ink must not exceed 30\u00a0% of the total area of the printed product.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"spot-colour\">Spot colour<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-12922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Swatch Options window in a design software, highlighting HKS 47 K color settings as a fifth colour with options for color type, color mode, and a list of similar color swatches.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-1068x598.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5th-colour_Spot-colour-750x420.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A spot colour is used when a specific colour cannot be mixed using the CMYK process colours. Various colour modes are available to this end such as HKS or Pantone. These colours are also created using the fifth colour (channel). First, create a <span class=\"guideline\">new swatch<\/span> using the <span class=\"guideline\">Color Themes<\/span> and double-click to open the <span class=\"guideline\">Swatch Options<\/span>. This time you don&#8217;t have to assign a separate name since it is assigned automatically when selecting the desired spot colour. Click <span class=\"guideline\">Color Mode<\/span>, which is set to CMYK by default, to open a list of other colour modes. Let&#8217;s assume that we use art print paper in this example. So we choose a spot colour from the HKS-K colour system which is especially designed for art paper. HKS-N is the ideal choice for natural paper. When you select the HKS-K colour system, InDesign will list all colours this system comprises. For the demo project, we select the colour HKS 47 K. When you click <span class=\"guideline\">OK<\/span>, the desired colour appears in the top <span class=\"guideline\">color menu<\/span>. Again, all elements to be printed in this spot colour must be coloured with it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"check-fifth-colour\">Check the fifth colour<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-modal-image alignnone wp-image-10694 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview.jpg\" alt=\"Check the new colour channels in the InDesign Separations Preview.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5th-colour_Seperations-preview-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before printing the project, you should verify that the artwork contains all elements to be spot coated. The Separations Preview allows viewing each colour channel individually for this purpose. To open the Separations Preview, click <span class=\"guideline\">Window &gt; Output &gt; Separations Preview<\/span>. In the following window, the view is set to <span class=\"guideline\">Off<\/span> by default. Click to open the drop-down menu and select <span class=\"guideline\">Separations<\/span>.<br \/>\nClick the <span class=\"guideline\">eye icon<\/span> next to the colour channels to show or hide the respective channel. You can now see why we use the terms &#8220;fifth colour&#8221; and &#8220;fifth colour channels&#8221;. The additional colour you created, whether spot colour, UV ink or relief varnish, is displayed here besides the CMYK process colours.<br \/>\nTo check whether everything has been created correctly, the CMYK colours are hidden so that only the fifth colour is displayed. All desired elements should now be displayed in black here. If this is the case, you have set up everything correctly and the project is ready to be printed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-background-grey\">\n<h3>Credits:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">By media designer Christoph Ullrich.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you add relief varnish, blacklight ink or a spot colour to highlight elements in your artwork, the steps required to do this are always the same in Adobe InDesign. 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