Pantone Formula Guide coated/uncoated Pantone solid to process guide Pantone formula guide matte
Posted by Scott Pagan (Member # 2507) on :
depends on what equipment you output with. for us, the coated Pantone to process is a good indicator on how certain colors will (and will not) reproduce through our 4-color digital printers. i also prefer the coated to uncoated, since most all of our work is either clearcoated or laminated. if you're strictly painting, then either the uncoated or coated books will offer the best representation of what color you want to match to before/after finish coat. the pantone reference is mainly to keep color managment consistant. if you customer asks for PMS 185 red, you know what shade of red to match to.
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Wayne,
I find the formula guide good for mixing paint colors. Haven't used the other ones as I don't do digital printing or anything that i think would require it yet.
Posted by Curt Stenz (Member # 82) on :
Wayne, For mixing/matching enamel paint you want the 'Formula Guide coated/uncoated'. The front portion is on coated stock and shows you the colors in enamel finish.
If you do digital out-put you may want the 'Process Color Selector'. This shows over 9000 colors broken down to CMYK values.
The 'Color Tint Selector' has all current Pantone colors printed on coated and uncoated stock in screen values of 10 to 80 percent with text printed solid in black, the specific PMS color and in reverse.
Hope this helps you.
Curt Stenz
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Thanks everyone, I want one to match paint. You answered my question.
Posted by Danny Busselle (Member # 3746) on :
Your answer is Pantone formula guide matte cool: :
