ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE - WORKSHOP 02

CREATIVE SUITE SESSION 02

PHOTOSHOP

Mode of the image

-       Set when opening a new document.

-       Default mode is RGB.

-       Photoshop’s preferred way of working.

Colours produced in RGb sit outside CMYK colour gamut.

RGB image

Gamut Warning

Changing the brightness//levels//hue//saturation will bring colours to printable level.

Change mode – CMYK

Adjustment layers & masks

Proof colours – CMYK preview mode

Last thing to do prior to moving to another software is to change to CMYK.

SWATCH PALLET

-       Empty swatch pallet.

-       Saves time in the future.

APPLYING COLOUR TO PHOTOSHOP IMAGE

-       Colour picker.

-       Square with warning sign means it is not a CMYK colour.

-       Click square to go to the closest CMYK colour.

-       Other square means it is not a web safe colour.

-       Same principle applies.

-       Process colours.

GREYSCALE

-       Mode.

-       Duotone.

-       Change colours.

-       Change tint//tone.

-       Exact mapping of colour and original tone.

-       Change (flip)

-       Monotone    -        exchange black ink.

-       Always editable.

File; Save as; Photoshop file

Channels (near layers)

-       Always greyscale

Greyscale

-       1 channel

USE A SPOT COLOUR

-       Channels pallet menu.

-       New spot channel.

-       Use colour library.

-       Creates new spot channel.

-       Use paint tool.

-       Use selection tool.

Can be used for spot varnish.

Must click spot colours when saving.

SOLIDITY

-       Transparency of ink.

-       Opacity.