Pantones for Enamel Pins - the EASY way to choose colors and use Pantone color books

[@thriftstorefashionista7084]

Colors DO tend to bake darker. I've had this happen and I've been happy I did a sample one first because I would have been very upset. This is super important if you're doing things that are very color specific like skin tones. One pin I did called for a very pale skin tone and the pantone I picked should have been right. But the sample came out looking HELLA TAN. I had them go one or two shades lighter to compensate and it turned out perfect

[@BeckyHelms]

Totally! That’s an issue with lighter creams and skin tones especially! I’ve found the severity can very between manufacturers and for some manus, it’s not a problem at all. Definitely something to look out for ask about before ordering!

[@keikeiley6472]

I can not even begin to tell you how helpful your videos have been on my enamel pin making journey. I refer back to your videos at least once a week for reminders lol thank you for all you do! 🎨

[@BeckyHelms]

OMG that means SO much to me!! I'm so glad they've been helpful!!

[@DirtyNoodless]

The illustrator trick is very helpful, thank you!

[@therestofmy20s]

This is going to be so helpful, I want to cry!!! THANK YOU, BECKY!

[@BeckyHelms]

Oh yay!! I'm so glad it'll be helpful for you! Are you most excited for the formula guide or Illustrator trick?!

[@therestofmy20s]

@@BeckyHelms I've been using the guide for a couple months and it's seriously wonderful! I have been having an issue with whatever I insert turns transparent? Not sure how, but I can't find out how to fix that. On the other hand, I am REALLY excited to use the Illustrator trick because I've just been choosing colors that are closest and clogging up my pallet haha

[@hobbitkatie]

Thanks for reminding me to get one. I just love that Adobe can convert. Will be using these tips for my Show and Tell Club. Fabric is hard but I think this will help too.

[@BeckyHelms]

Katie Hobbit I’m so glad you liked it! Fabric is different, but swatches are always helpful 🙌🏻

[@deandraford]

Your videos have been so helpful, I am just starting my journey. I got the current pantone formal guide set for $70 on ebay. I am so excited!!

[@lesleeatthedisco]

🎨🎨🎨 Thanks for the great insight. I love the Pantone books. Picking colors is my favorite thing. I haven't started designing enamel pins yet because I don't have the funds but I am designing stickers. This will come in handy. ❤

[@BeckyHelms]

Leslee Harrison picking colors is one of my favorite parts of the process! And you’ll have a much easier time with stickers since you just need to use CMYK 🙌🏻 Are you printing at home?

[@lesleeatthedisco]

@@BeckyHelms At this time I'm not. I'm at that stage where I'm trying to make product and gain followers and trying to bring money in to reinvest in my little business. I am hoping to start printing stickers and prints at home later this year. I'm sure you remember how it is when you're first starting out.

[@mooseandbean]

🎨 I winged it for my first pin and it turned out decent, but I did invest in a Pantone book last year and love looking through the colors! I use sticky note tabs when I find a color I might want to use for the pin I'm choosing colors on. IO didn't know about the recolor artwork trick so I'm going to have to keep that in mind! Sadly, with a day job, I have no real choice but to pick colors at night, but I do have Hue lights so I can at least set them to cooler lighting when I do so! Some things we also have to keep in mind is that the colors tend to end up a bit darker for enamel pins, and also yellows are apparently a pain in the butt and sometimes turn muddy/greenish. I haven't had it happen yet but I've received a lot of pins that have yellow where I'm pretty sure it didn't turn out quite how the artist intended.

[@BeckyHelms]

Liz Walker Someone else mentioned using sticky notes and I think it’s SO smart! And as long as you’re lights aren’t super warm, I’m sure it’s fine! Pastels cane be tricky and pastel yellows especially so. I haven’t had any trouble with them with manufacturers, but it’s definitely something to be aware of for sure!

[@YuHekal]

I love to choose the colours so much, I even flag them with a teeny tiny sticky note to decide which ones i love the most :D:D .. but thank you for the Recolours tip, sometimes I struggle with printing and try to choose a similar colour to the one i drew the illustration with, but this tip is a time saver!

[@BeckyHelms]

Yu Hekal I love that sticky note trick!! Brilliant! And I know how you feel about that tip, it changed my life when I figured it out haha!

[@lisabryant7569]

Thanks for sharing! I already knew about pantone, but I think I learned about needing to use coated pantone for pins from your pins 101, which was soooo handy to know! But I did manage to finally get my hands on a pantone book for a good price thanks to your link :D (as a graphic designer, it's been on my wishlist anyway for the odd times i need to do pms for a client haha)

[@BeckyHelms]

Lisa Bryant I’m so glad the tip was helpful! And those formula guides are so nice to have around as a designer!

[@Rviere]

It just cost me 300$ CAD to get the newest solid coated (and uncoated, lol!!) book but 😭 I wouldn't be able to get started without it, I know myself, so thank you so much for this video ❤ It was so so so helpful

[@BeckyHelms]

I'm so glad you were able to get your hands on one! Has it been helpful so far?

[@Rviere]

@@BeckyHelms Finding and matching colors is currently my favorite part of the whole process 🤭❤

[@shiwanmi]

If you don't mind me asking, do you know if GP1601A is the latest formula guide? Or which did you pick up?

[@Rviere]

@@shiwanmi yes! That's exactly the one that showed up in all my researches! :D the Limited Edition version for 2022 was knocked down a few bucks though, so I got that one, but I would have gotten the GP1601A otherwise :D youre on the right track

[@shiwanmi]

@@RvierePrefect! Thank you so much! I wanted to make sure. Would love to see your pins when you finish them!

[@miraclecarnival3008]

very helpful 🎨 thank you

[@Tracy477]

thank you for making this!! my first pin came out reaaaally neon lol so im NOT winging anymore

[@maggieskulls1548]

🎨🎨🎨 Your videos are super helpfull!!! Thank You!!!👍☺

[@BeckyHelms]

Oh yay!! I'm happy to do it!

[@sakurayuki898]

Ok important question if I want to do screenprinting on a pen do I need a different Pantone colour book or can I still use the solid coated

[@BeckyHelms]

Still solid coated!

[@redjhalie9612]

Hi! You said you didn't immediately used pantone, what did you use before? How did you choose color without the pantone formula?

[@BeckyHelms]

Hi! I didn't have the book at first, so I just judged it by the colors on the computer. It did ok, but some colors are VERY different on screens as opposed to real life!

[@Neyunara]

This is helpful! Though I'm having a problem. I keep trying to pick a good skin color for my characters but they all look too dark, there's not a single good skin color I've seen in the pantone solid coated book... Is it fine to use other pantone color books? I'm kinda just stuck right now

[@thriftstorefashionista7084]

Google the artist Angelica Dass and the Humane project. She took thousands of portraits and then matched them with the right pantone. She toured with an exhibition of it. She does sell posters for like $200 on her website but you should be able to get the information you need from just looking at the websized photo of the poster that's on her site. I'd also recommend choosing one or two colors lighter than you are intending because colors can bake darker and I've had samples come out with skin tones looking a lot more tan than I wanted

[@leonarobinson6527]

Thanks for sharing! Do you have any comments or helpful tips when it comes to picking Pantone colors when you intend to use a glitter effect?

[@BeckyHelms]

Leona Robinson I’m glad you liked it! When it comes to glitter, you’ll want to ask your manufacturer for glitter samples. They should have examples to show you. A lot of them have a standard silver or iridescent option that looks nice on all colors and some will try to match your pantones with the closest glitter color they have. I hope that helps!! (My snow cone pin is a good example of matching color and my spooky skull pins have iridescent, btw 💕)

[@ooo-xr1pi]

Hi! I tried to download the artwork template for illustrator and it says it's empty... Is there some other way I can get that file?

[@galaxysapphirekitty7893]

my current issue is i only have procreate and im fairly new at art and i was curious about pins but now im scared as procreate on its own does not have a panatone palette thing built in

[@six.studios]

As someone using procreate, you can use whatever colors you're into, and then select "Values" under the color wheel option. this will show you the hex and rgb of whatever color you're currently using. Then you can pop over to pantones website, input either of those values and itll give you pantone swatches close to the colors that you're looking for

[@leydaquinn6718]

is there any real difference between the swatch book you linked and the "2020 version"?

[@BeckyHelms]

The newer versions usually have new colors and additions. The core colors stay the same to maintain consistency! Makes me want to get the new one tho... :P

[@inrglctc8983]

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[@Kisntelcats]

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[@biga9651]

I just created my first set. Spent $1500 smh I didn’t use a Pantone book :/

[@josephinebriseno3618]

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[@BeckyHelms]

Josephine Briseno thank you so much for watching! I’m glad you liked it!

[@zyabaker3852]

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[@keking]

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[@ExtremeFlamingo]

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[@BeckyHelms]

Yay!! I'm so glad you liked it!!