Raul Hernandez

Prepress

Turnberry Isle Booklet

Prepress production for a luxury booklet using PMS duotones and metallic inks on textured paper.

Selected pages from a Turnberry Isle luxury booklet prepared with PMS duotones and metallic inks.
Client
Turnberry Isle
Role
Prepress / Production Artist
Services
PDF/X press-ready output, PMS duotone preparation, Metallic ink production, Textured paper output review, Ink density and contrast control

This luxury booklet was prepared for print using controlled duotones with PMS and metallic inks, designed to hold a quiet, premium tone on textured paper. The production had to preserve delicate patterns, subtle tonal transitions, and fine typographic contrast without flattening the piece on press.

The prepress work focused on PMS duotone behavior, metallic ink interaction, paper texture, ink density, and the way low-contrast details would reproduce on an uncoated or tactile stock. The final PDF was prepared as PDF/X, giving the printer a controlled exchange file for production.

This is the kind of piece where the technical work is intentionally invisible: if the ink, paper, and separations are handled correctly, the result feels calm, rich, and expensive.

Turnberry Isle booklet cover with dark duotone floral image and metallic mark.
Cover: dark duotone image prepared for PMS and metallic ink behavior on textured stock.
Turnberry Isle booklet patterned interior page.
Pattern spread: low-contrast detail held for textured paper without losing the premium quietness of the piece.
Turnberry Isle booklet text page.
Interior page: typography, ornament, and pale ink values reviewed for contrast and print stability.
Turnberry Isle booklet interior text page.
Interior page: subtle color and metallic cues balanced against textured paper absorption.
Turnberry Isle booklet patterned detail page.
Detail page: repeated texture prepared for consistent tone, ink coverage, and press-ready reproduction.
All work