Basics of Adjusting or "Toning" Ink Color

[@Chaosynthesis]

If you plot your reference color on the color space as well, you can image a line from your color to a base and that is the direction the "dot" will move if you add that base. In your example, yellow base will actually bring it green as well as yellow.

[@Chaosynthesis]

Another example, suppose that you were toning pantone purple using violet and rhodamine. Rhodamine would actually move it up and slightly right instead of slightly down and right.

[@Chaosynthesis]

Intuitively this makes sense, since yellow is "greener" than magenta. If you add yellow to magenta your a value will decrease.

[@uglyflexo]

Thanks, Chaosynthesis, and sorry for the delayed response. I'll be sure to experiment with your suggestions.

[@psq298]

Very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!

[@uglyflexo]

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, JK. You're very welcome!

[@TheDiamondBack]

But not supposed to tone process colors. Magenta is a process color. If you cut it or extend it it'll prolly go yellow anyway. But I HAVE had to tone process colors myself

[@Pilek01]

where i work we have a "green shade yellow" pigment. So adding that would be a perfect solution :)

[@uglyflexo]

Sounds like it! That would be one I'd draw down and plot as a point, too