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[Photoshop] - Help with t shirt designs!! ai and ps
Hi all im brand new to this site and fairly new to graphic and t shirt design. i have man ideas and alot of original art but im stuck when it comes to getin ideas and art into actual art that i can screenprint. ive tried reading tutorials but none help me in what i need to get done so if nyone could help me or point me in the right direction in the following areas i would appreciate it.i work with adobe photoshop and illustrator cs3 for mac.
-process seperations (what it is exactly)
-how to make halftone gradients
-how to make photos into printable designs
-what are registration marks?
-how to turn art on paper into screenprint t shirt designs
- what color mode is used in screenprinting cmyk or rbg
- what type of file do i give the printer when im finished?
i would appreciate any answers to any of these questions thnks again!
Wow, those are lots of questions. Most of them are basic stuff, that you should know if you are a designer.
-process seperations (what it is exactly) Thats when a Full color design is separated in 4 colors (CMYK) so all the colors can be printed using Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black. That is possible cuz when you combine those 4 colors you can get all others. -how to make halftone gradients Check here and look for gradients or halftones, that should take time and Im not really in the mood of writing a tutorial -how to make photos into printable designs That depends on what method you are going to use, screenprinting, vinyl transfers, inkjet transfers or DTG. Decide what are you going to do, then go to the forum section that better fit your needs and check there. Depending on the method to print, youll do lineart, vectors, leave them as are or convert them to halftones. -what are registration marks? Small marks that you use to make sure colors are were the should be. When working process printing, those marks will help you align all frames and after this is done you block them away. Do a google search. -how to turn art on paper into screenprint t shirt designs Scan it, convert it to halftones or vectorize it. Or print it in your printer and ue a heat transfer. - what color mode is used in screenprinting cmyk or rbg CMYK if is full color process or spot colors. - what type of file do i give the printer when im finished? Ask your friendly neighborhood screenprinter. Usually AI, EPS PSD or PDF, depending on available software and/or printing method/process.
There is so much info here in the forums, feel free to do searches, and go to specific forums sections for more detailed info.
I would also recomend to get books or try getting quick courses in the programs you want to use.
Good luck!
If you're like me, you need hands on training. I learned the software in school, and I learned screenprinting by getting a graphic job at a screenprinter. It was the school of hard-knox but the designer that was leaving taught me the ropes.
Help with t shirt designs!! ai and ps 
