Now use the Color Picker to select 63C, 76M, 38Y, and 22K as your background color. Inverse, and then target the top composite channel and Copy it to the clipboard. Switch to the Channels palette and Command-click the "Blue copy" thumbnail to generate a selection. Now go to Image > Adjustments > Black and White and use the drop-down menu to select the High Contrast Red Filter preset. Remember to toggle the visibility of the composite channel as you work. Zoom in and continue Erasing the hair using a smaller brush to create a clean edge. Use a large, white Hard Brush to Erase the right-hand shadow and hair. Hit Shift-Command-I to Inverse the selection, and then enable the visibility of the top composite channel (you can also Double-click the channel thumbnail to adjust its opacity to suit). The mask is looking good apart from the right-hand shadow. It's worth remembering that you can fill channel selections with white by switching the foreground color to black (press X) and hitting Delete. Now, back in your Channels palette, target the "Blue copy." Ensure white is set as your Foreground Color, and hit Delete to fill the selection with black. Switch to the Paths palette and Command-click your path thumbnail to generate a selection. Increase the contrast by setting the Midpoint to 0.25 and the Whitepoint to 235. Duplicate it by dragging its thumbnail onto the Create New Channel icon, and then hit Command-L to access the Levels dialogue box. Switch to the Channels palette and cycle through each one in turn to determine which holds the most contrast for the hair-in this instance it's the "Blue" one. Now we'll make a density mask for the hair. You can also fine-tune your path by holding the Command key to access the Direct Selection Tool to adjust the direction/anchor points. Remember to use the Alt, Command and Shift modifier keys as you work. Now select the Subtract From Path Area option to create the inner path on her right arm. I've stroked the path with red for clarity in the screengrab. You'll be isolating the figure next, so trim the excess background with the Crop Tool (C) as shown.Ĭhoose the Pen Tool (P) with it set to the Paths option to carefully plot your paths around the girl-don't sweat over the hair because you'll fix that later. Note: The images included with this tutorial are no longer available, so feel free to use your own stocks. Want to add cool effects to your images? Browse our incredible selection of Photoshop Actions from GraphicRiver and Envato Elements to add artistic effects like the ones below. Finally, you'll apply the often misunderstood concept of trapping to your artwork to counteract any slight misalignment that may occur on press. You'll then make full use of Photoshop's selection tools to create the necessary channels for screen printing, and you'll discover how certain colors will maintain their vivacity by under-printing with white. To start off, you'll assemble a CMYK illustration, and then create a convincing mockup on a T-shirt. The tutorial also demystifies how to manage special or spot colors using Photoshop's channels. It should not be confused with the inferior four-color heat transfer printing, which does not look as good or last as long. Screen printing is regarded as the best method of printing onto apparel because of the quality it produces. This tutorial shows step by step how to create separated artwork for a screen-printed T-shirt. Not use the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, its techniques and This tutorial was originally published in February 2009 as a Tuts+ Premium
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