Artwork Guidelines

Spot UV Artwork (PDF Download)

Fill and/or stroke all Spot UV objects with a new Swatch colour:

• Swatch Name: “Scodix” (case sensitive & spelling critical)
• Colour type: Spot Color
• Color mode: CMYK
• Fill: 100% Magenta

IMPORTANT: Spot UV objects must have their FILL and STROKE set to “overprint”.

• Adobe Illustrator > Window > Attributes
• Adobe InDesign > Window > Output > Attributes

IMPORTANT: Spot UV text objects must be converted to outlines / curves.

Create a layer for Spot UV objects, to be placed above the CMYK layer(s).

Spot UV objects print best at 100% opacity, and therefore should not be made transparent.

It can be helpful change a Spot UV object’s blending mode from Normal to “Multiply“:

• Adobe Illustrator > Window > Transparency
• Adobe InDesign > Window > Effects

3D-UV is not suitable for folding, cutting or creasing.  Keep 3D-UV away from creases, folds, cut areas, and edges at a minimum of 0.5 – 1.0mm, to prevent cracking or chipping.

Flat UV is suitable for folding, trimming and scoring.

Include a 3mm bleed for Spot UV to be trimmed.