Thursday, June 1, 2017

terminology - A term for a color used sparingly


I am helping edit some text that an artist wrote about his work. He is discussing the limited color palette, and he used the term 'spot colors'.


I clarified with the artist that he does not mean a specially mixed ink for offset print, but rather a color used sparingly for a few details in the piece. I wouldn't call them 'accent' colors because they are not bold or prominent... is there a better term or description?


Have you heard this (mis)use of the term 'spot color' before?





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