[shane]

hi
i have a design i need to print with one color. i have to mix colors to get to the color of the design but i dont know how to achieve the color of the design. i am new in screen printing and didnt mix inks yet and i dont know how to achieve pantone colors. i work with 'union ink' plastisol inks.
i have attached the design.

thanks a lot!

 

[jgabby]

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Your color is close to a 339C

So you enter 339C in the OMX Color Mixing Calculator and it will give you the color to mix to get the pantone.

 

[superD70]

Would be cheaper, easier & faster just to order a pint of the correct color pre mixed, you need a full Pantone mixing set and a scale to make your own colors and since you've never tinted before you might end up with a gallon of it before you get an exact match

 

[red514]

i agree with the above posts, a mixing system is ideal for Pantone matching as the colour will be exact (if mixed accurately) after curing. the mixing system requires a set of specific pigment inks, not standard ink colours.

 

[shane]

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Your color is close to a 339C

So you enter 339C in the OMX Color Mixing Calculator and it will give you the color to mix to get the pantone.

thanks a lot! i have done that and will try to mix the colors.

 

[sben763]

i agree with the above posts, a mixing system is ideal for Pantone matching as the colour will be exact (if mixed accurately) after curing. the mixing system requires a set of specific pigment inks, not standard ink colours.

Ther are a few mixing systems that use a standard set of print out of the pot inks. Still part of a mixing system though. I get my pantone mixed stuff from spotcolor supply they have the lowest cost pantone matches that i know of.

 

[shane]

Would be cheaper, easier & faster just to order a pint of the correct color pre mixed, you need a full Pantone mixing set and a scale to make your own colors and since you've never tinted before you might end up with a gallon of it before you get an exact match

thanks, the problem is nobody here sells mixed colors, they only sell the base colors.

 

[sben763]

thanks, the problem is nobody here sells mixed colors, they only sell the base colors.

Spotcolor Supply, Atlas, Ryonet, Screen Printing Superstore, and just about any major supplier will mix a pantone for you. some may be a 1 day ship depending on your location

 

[shane]

Spotcolor Supply, Atlas, Ryonet, Screen Printing Superstore, and just about any major supplier will mix a pantone for you. some may be a 1 day ship depending on your location

my location is israel

 

[sben763]

my location is israel

Sorry can't help with suppliers for Isreal. This is why I have always said its important to have your location on your profile.

 

[Celtic]

my location is israel

Ryonet will ship to you.
They have an overseas dept.

 

[dudefor20]

buy a pantone color card chart...it shows you how to mix each color as well.

 

[ShirlandDesign]

buy a pantone color card chart...it shows you how to mix each color as well.

Dude is right. Get a PMS book and it will give you the approximate amounts of which colors to mix. I have a dozen or so Gallons of ink and PMS match frequently. I've used the mixing systems and they are quick and fairly painless, but some of the browns and burgundy's go a little grey. It's not a bad thing in this line of work to develop an eye for color.