If you are new to screen printing, can you do not know where to begin when it comes to getting ready artwork for printing. Separate the color images is an important step. Fortunately Photoshop is easy enough. I will show you how in a few easy steps.
Open the image in Photoshop. Now, select the magic wand tool in the tools Panel. Use this tool to select all of color in the image. If you need to select more of a field, hold the SHIFT key pressed, you click on the image. You will see "dancing ants" around the selected areas. If you click the wrong box, simply press Ctrl + Z to undo the last move, or click right and select subtract from the selection. Once you have made your selection, click right and select Layer via copy. This will create a new layer with just the color of an inside.
If you look at the layers Panel now you will see two layers. Disable the icon of the eye next to layer 1 to hide the layer. You should be able to see just the color that you selected on the left in the image. I will change the name of this layer of colour it by double clicking on the name and the replacement text.
If everything looks good, click the space where the eye icon was to reappear as layer 1. Follow the steps in the selection of a color and the overlay via copy again until all the colours are represented in their own layers. Whenever you select a new color of overlay, you will need to make sure that layer 1 is active. You can tell because this layer will be highlighted in blue in the layers panel. Layer 1 should be active because it is where all the colours originally reside. If a different layer is then active when you try to use the magic wand tool to select a color, it does not work correctly because the color you select is not present in the active layer.
The colors have the finer details are a little more complicated than the other layers. It is a good idea to zoom in when you select small areas to make sure that you don't miss anything. Also, if I use the magic wand to select small characters like the TM next to the logo it will probably not consider crisp when screen printing. Instead of selecting this area with the magic wand, create a new layer and use the text tool to rewrite TM. Write TM black and move the TM to the correct location on the image. Use a different color that the TM was written in, so it is easy to see if the police is the right size, etc.
Now hide all layers in the layers Panel except the TM layer and the layer that contains the same color that you want to Mt to be printed in. Click the right button in the layers panel, and then select Merge Visible. The two layers are now together in a single layer.
You will need to create registration marks now so the layers are easy to align when printing. Use a thin font such as Arial and write the + sign in black in three corners of the image. Use a font size that is easy to see, but not too thick or it will be difficult to align. The registration of marks must be far the image that they do not interfere with printing, but near the image always enough. When you print a few logos, you will get a feeling to learn how to create and place these marks.
Now select one of the layers. On the file menu, click Image > adjustments > levels. The levels options window will appear. Under output levels: there is a black and white bar with two arrows below. Click the white arrow and drag it to the left end of the bar. This will transform the black layer.
This with each layer so that each layer is black. You are now ready to print. You want to print each layer separately colored in black with the registration of marks on each impression. Printing good luck!
Lisa Robbins is one of the founders of WebsiteTemplateDatabase.com, a resource for free Web site templates and Tutorials Photoshop.
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