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Article #6614Re: (HELP) How does one create a gold tone in PostScript?
From: Robert_La_Ferla
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 17:25
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 17:25
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Thanks. This was exactly the answer I was looking for - an approximation. Robert In article <1ih1vmINN774@violet.csv.warwick.ac.uk> cudac@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Tim Clark) writes: > In article <1992Dec28.000443.7228@hot.com> Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com writes: > >How does one create a gold tone in PostScript? I realize that gold is > >a metal and to create it you need to either render it or use a gold ink > >but I'm looking for a simpler way to achieve the same effect.... > > > >Is there a combination of CMYK values that approximates a gold > >tone? > > There have been a number of replies pointing out that it's just not > possible to achieve exactly the right effect. However, for those > who do not want the expense of sticking gold leaf onto their pictures, > and are prepared to accept a crude aproximation try an RGB of > 238 221 40 (where 255 is the max). looking for a simpler way to achieve the same effect.... > > > >Is there a combination of CMYK values that ap
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!linus!alliant!merk!esplanade!robertl From: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com Subject: Re: (HELP) How does one create a gold tone in PostScript? Message-ID: <1993Jan8.172553.3729@hot.com> Sender: robertl@hot.com Reply-To: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com Organization: Hot Technologies References: <1ih1vmINN774@violet.csv.warwick.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 17:25:53 GMT Lines: 21