Spot color not printing spot color

[Solventinkjet]

how do I do this?

We use Adobe Illustrator, the 9 color printer is an Epson S80600...
ETA - Onyx Thrive is our RIP

You'd need a spectrophotometer to create a custom color profile for best results. You can still import any profile you currently use to see how well it works for you. Just find where Onyx saves the ICC color profiles, right click the file and select, "Install Profile" to make sure it's installed in the windows profile system. Then, in Illustrator, go to Edit, Color Settings, and choose the profile for the CMYK workspace. Then anytime you select a color that's out of gamut, it will warn you and let you know it may not print how you think.

 

[Boudica]

You'd need a spectrophotometer to create a custom color profile for best results. You can still import any profile you currently use to see how well it works for you. Just find where Onyx saves the ICC color profiles, right click the file and select, "Install Profile" to make sure it's installed in the windows profile system. Then, in Illustrator, go to Edit, Color Settings, and choose the profile for the CMYK workspace. Then anytime you select a color that's out of gamut, it will warn you and let you know it may not print how you think.

Sweet, thanks! I'll give this a shot if it ever quiets down around here. We do have an Xrite I1 pro3

 

[Boudica]

And keep in mind, your display is an RGB device. If you work in RGB, then there is no CMYK-RGB conversion of the data so it can be displayed. And make your working space at least AdobeRGB 1998. It has a larger gamut than sRGB.

you don't say.... I thought it was the other way around. I learn something new everyday