Spot-colour Artwork for Dummies

[theclaud]

Part of my job involves designing print and stuff, despite being not particularly good at it and technically clueless. Anyway, I need to produce artwork files for a print ad, and I would usually create a CMYK file in Photoshop and export it as a pdf or jpeg. However I've been offered a particularly good deal on a spot-colour ad, which could work well with this particular thing I'm advertising. So, my question is, can I just submit the same kind of CMYK file (which happens only to use one colour), or do I need to do something clever with the file in order for the printer to interpret the colour requirements? I know the Pantone and hex code for the colour I want. I'm using Photoshop, which I have always winged a bit anyway.

If this is a stupid question, then I apologise...

 

[alecstilleyedye]

yes you can. photoshop can produce spot colours, but it's awkward unless you're using it as a duotone.

save photoshop for image manipulation and use illustrator/indesign/quark to design the ad; all are more suitable for spot colour work.