| Many consider graphic designing as a costly | | | | advantage of this by using a variety of tints on one or |
| occupation to deal with. This may be so for thos who | | | | two colors you are using. Tinting creates an effect |
| have not come across these design tricks that keep | | | | that you’re using many colors since a 10% of a |
| your budget at a minimum. Astounded? Well, sift | | | | certain color is different than 80% of it. You can have |
| through here and find out how you could save money | | | | about 20 different colors already just by experimenting |
| but still enhance your colored designs | | | | on color tints. |
| For some, one factor that makes a design costly is | | | | 4.Duotones can be useful - duotone is a photograph |
| the need to use too many colors. Indeed, spot color | | | | printed in two colors. If you experiment enough with |
| designs are exciting enough as process design. Extras | | | | duotones, you might come up with subtle effects akin |
| are needed, though to have your designs stand out | | | | to sepia tones to colorful posterized photos |
| among others. Now, here are several useful tricks that | | | | 5.White text on solid or tinted boxes — instead |
| can be easily applied
If you have not yet | | | | of using another color for text that’s inside a |
| encountered ideas of making one or two colors look | | | | solid or tinted box, try white as your font color. This |
| like many colors, then this list of tricks is for you! Dig in | | | | way, you will also be able to use reverse text |
| and learn. | | | | sparingly. |
| Get into the spirit of it, here are ingenious ideas on how | | | | 6.Rubber stamping can be money-saving, though |
| to save money and still maximize the color on your | | | | time-consuming — try getting creative in using |
| designs: | | | | rubber stamps especially if you’re on a |
| 1.Overprinting colors to create a third color — | | | | scrap-booking project. |
| have you discovered this tactic yet? Once a color | | | | 7.Laser foil for your laser printer — there are |
| prints over another, a third color is created. It’s | | | | manufacturers out there that produce and sell foils |
| like the principle of mixing colors on canvass. Many | | | | which could go along very well with your laser printer. |
| colors are created as they are mixed together. Just | | | | There are also those that you can master copy. On |
| have the right understanding of how colors work | | | | your inkjet, copy the foil and use it with a copier. It may |
| — basically you might consider looking up into a | | | | be time consuming, though. |
| color wheel. Then, coordinate your printer well for the | | | | 8.Stickers and/or colored or foil labels — there |
| desired overprinting results. | | | | are many various colored stickers and foil labels on |
| 2.Your paper’s color as a third color — | | | | market which you can use to enhance your printed |
| technology has brought interesting innovation in paper | | | | design output. You can even print the text you want |
| production. We owe the many colored and designed | | | | onto colored or foil labels and then stick them in your |
| papers to this technology. Take advantage of them, | | | | printed pieces. |
| then! You may save a lot just by having your needed | | | | 9.Creative scissors and punches to the rescue |
| color already in the paper you are using. Solid papers | | | | — scissors and paper punch with unusual edges |
| with a slightly different color than those with traditional | | | | can be very useful in your low-budget pursuits. The |
| white or cream can bring outstanding results for your | | | | scissors may prove to be a money-saving alternative |
| print-out designs. | | | | to costly die cuts. |
| 3.Tinting your colors — you may take | | | | |