Want Better Gradients On Press? Here’s The Tip

If you’re designing a job that will ultimately go to a printing press in CMYK mode and it’s going to contain one or more gradients, you’ll get better printed results (less color shifts) if you create those gradients after you convert to CMYK mode.

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Want Better Gradients On Press? Here’s The Tip

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Modify Textures on 3D Objects