photoshop question? :(
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- IheartQBN
please help me im stupid :(
Have this PhotoShop file currently in CMYK. (View Web version here... http://www.bobx3.com/habib/progr…
I need to sent this to the printer today but they want it in a 2 color format and I for the life of me don't know how to do this. I've tried Duotone mode and deleting the CMY channels and adding one of the specific pantone color being used but that doesn't seem to work. Both seem to tint the entire image in a pinkish color. If I change to spot color mode it darkens it up but still tints the white background.
Thankyou so much in advanced
- BonSeff0
you gotta first make it greyscale and then choose the duotone mode. from there you can select the colors you want and play with the curves by clicking on the box next to the color you selected.
hope thats clear
- IheartQBN0
I tried that but it was still ninting the grey box and the text to odd colors.
- monkeyshine0
Image / Mode / Grayscale
and then Image / Mode / Duotone
- Bio0
"I've tried deleting the CMY channels and adding one of the specific pantone color being used but that doesn't seem to work."
i dont ever have to do seperations. but i dont understand why that wouldnt work.
well, dont forget that you can always call the printer and get some info. most printers i've delt with are pretty open in giving out information bc it will save them time and effort in the long run.
- Bio0
i dont have to do seperations, but you could probably ask your printer what the best way to do it would be. . .
better to look ignorant to the printer than to fuck the job up and look like an idiot to the client.
- Dr_Jay0
well... i think the root of your problem is that you're trying to layout a complete print piece in PhotoShop...
Use Quark (or InDesign) to lay out the type... then import a greyscale tiff of the image and fake the duotone (or import the actual duotone of the image created in PS)...
There are ways to do this using spot color channels in PS, but why bother... it's the wrong way to go...
- Duane0
dr_jay is right. make the image a duotone and play with the curves, then make a clipping path around his head, shoulders and sitar. place it in quark or illustrator and add your colored boxes behind the placed eps and add your type. if you're doing it in quark, you can print separations and check that your inks are set-up right. in either app, once you place the image the specified inks will show up in your color palette. use these swatches for your type and boxes. hope this helps some.