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1. 4-Color Process Separations In Photoshop
3 years ago
I show you how to separate a flattened file for four color process in photoshop. Artwork by Jimiyo! Thanks dude!

If you need some separations done, feel free to contact me.

jimmybreen.com/

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  • alanbernard 3 years ago
    Super informative, Jimmy. Thanks for this man. I really do appreciate it.
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  • Eric Terry 3 years ago
    Great to know how to do process separation. Thanks dude.
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  • Jimmy Breen 3 years ago
    No problem guys! If you have suggestions for more videos, I'll do some more!
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  • Alrightok 3 years ago
    very informative thanks!
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  • Grayson Hary 3 years ago
    this was a great video. first time i have really learned something new in a while.
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  • Ken Marshall 3 years ago
    So great!.. I've always wanted to know this....
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  • TomGrin 3 years ago
    Great video man. Couple things I'd like to add/ask to the tutorial.

    When you duplicate the layer (to beef up the anti-alias softness) and then re-merge it; I believe you can achieve this in one step by using "Images/Apply Image", no?

    Also, I'm curious about when you add 30degrees to each subsequent color sep, if let's say the first color sep (I think you did black), do all following layers have an angle of 75? Or do you add 30 to the first one, and then 60 to the next one, 90 to the last one, etc? I'm not clear on that one step and I think it might be helpful to explain that step of halftone pattern angles a bit more.

    Thanks man!
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  • Serdar Ozyigit 2 years ago
    thanks for this really precious information sharing man, you have nice work out there!
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  • Amir Prellberg 2 years ago
    can you show us 4 color process with a spot color? trying to learn more process printing techniques.

    thanks
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  • rio 2 years ago
    great tutorial! thanks a lot Jimmy.
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  • ken sommers 2 years ago
    please explain at 11:45 ADDING NEW LAYERS BELOW EACH LAYER...what kind of layer is being added?
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  • somebodytookmyname2 2 years ago
    just a new blank layer, then merge with layer above. It's just a simple way to make his color overlay be permanent so he can do another effect on the layer (multiply)
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  • somebodytookmyname2 2 years ago
    I am very curious, which order they're supposed to be printed in, does anyone know?
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  • Phil Robertson 2 years ago
    At the shop I work at, we generally print out test prints in the CMYK order. If we get too much of one color, we adjust our inks. If that doesn't work, we reorder the screens to get the look we're after.

    Curious to know, do you ever run 355's when printing spot colors??


    Excellent explanations too man, keep up the good work!
  • Jimmy Breen 2 years ago
    Sometimes when there is a ton of detail or I want a really soft hand on the shirt I will use a 305+ mesh screen.
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  • Komezon 2 years ago
    So, it works in photoshop by using multiply... but what really happens in real life??? Do inks really merge like that? or do yo need to use some kind of trick... I WANNA KNOW!!!
    Thanks fot the tutorial, everytime I tried this before I skiped the angles part, so I never really did anything.
  • Jimmy Breen 2 years ago
    Since process inks go on transparent, yes they really do mix like that! Rules, huh?
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  • Ominous Red 2 years ago
    Wow. Great video. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.
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  • Jimmy Breen 2 years ago
    It is awesome that people are still viewing this, I am glad I have been able to help people understand the process somewhat!
  • alanbernard 1 year ago
    Bro, 1 year later and I am back to this video again. I finally managed to get a 4 color machine [I wanted to buy your old one sometime back] and am now doing a lot of testing. Seriously, if you have time, you should do more tutes! I remember seeing one about screen preparations by you guys but I can't seem to find it?
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  • TonyHustle81 2 years ago
    Perfect!!!Yo thanks for taking the time out to create this video. This really helped me out and saved me a lot of time on future designs. I have been searching for something as detailed as this. Thanks again!!
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  • Anthony Mann 2 years ago
    Hey man, awesome video. Do you think you'll ever do a simulated process tut? Something like a photo-tee going on a dark shirt or something?
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  • Harold Dunkinsell 2 years ago
    I keep trying this video on a realistic photo picture and the persons skin comes out cyan even after i multiply it. the resolution is set to 300 dpi.
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  • Harold Dunkinsell 2 years ago
    its like a blue hue for flesh tone
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  • Skyler Jackson 1 year ago
    Awsome video, when you print out the seperations, do you just go back and print the screens out at the same frequency and angle you seperated to or, will photoshop do that for you.
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  • Glory Ekasari 1 year ago
    this is great! thanks a lot :)
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  • Jorge Miguel Pires 1 year ago
    Thanks a lot, this video is just what I was looking for...
    I have a question for you... If my image has a black background and I want to print it on a black shirt, how should I arrange the image?
    Thanks!
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  • Johnny Townsend 1 year ago
    I am using photoshop CS5 and I'm running into this issue... When I do the color overlay, the actual color doesn't show up and instead it just makes it a grayish color? Also I heard a tip that if you turn off anti-alias you won't have to double up on the layers and then merge!
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  • Live in Color 1 year ago
    Hey man great tutorial. I would ask though, why do you leave anti-alias checked when using the magic eraser to delete the BG of your seperate files? Wouldn't unchecking it give you a more crisp seperation/deletion of the BG from the image?
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  • Jeremy Kiraly 1 year ago
    Most helpful tut I have came across in a while. Which book is the appropriate one to choose from for colours? pantone process coated, uncoated etc? it wasn't really specified and I don't understand the difference, thanks Jimmy!
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  • Jank Froem 1 year ago
    Thanks for this video, just used it to help make some stuff for an Art show on December 10th 2010 at Kidd Yellin in NYC, drop by if you happen to be around!
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  • thanks man this really helped me out a lot i appreciate it
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  • Marley Reel 8 months ago
    Any insight on how to create a halftoned white underbase? Video is great though. thanks
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  • Bill - A 7 months ago
    CYAN was NOT represented.
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