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CMYK Process Printing for the Emerging T-Shirt Designer – Psd Premium Tutorial

on Mar 11th 2009 with 37 comments
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We have another professional Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members today. If you want to take your Photoshop design and print skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Discover how to use Photoshop tools to create a well composed t-shirt design and then advanced techniques to prep this artwork for four color process printing. Learn more about this informative and advanced tut at the jump!

Pro Printing Techniques in this Psd Premium Tutorial

T-shirt design is the new hot topic on the web, and missing out on this big catch would be a shame. In this tutorial, we’ll create a design by mixing some awesome resources and using our artistic eye for color and composition. We’ll also learn the advanced techniques needed to prep this t-shirt for four color process printing.

Premium members can Log in and Download! If you’re not a member, you can of course join today! You can view the final image preview below.

Detailed and Professional Instructions Inside

This tutorial takes you through each step in creating this unique t-shirt design and then the advanced professional techniques in how to prep this artwork for four color process printing. Premium members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from the tutorial.

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  • http://www.spgrafiks.com Simona

    cool, gotta check that one out

    • http://www.sanpietroinguarano.org bodhi

      I think that the colors are too dull.
      What do you think?

      • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

        yeah bodhi, its dull :)

      • Mike

        This design is great because the inks needed to produce a 4-color process print on a tshirt are never bright!. bright colors are almost impossible without adding additional spot colors

      • http://www.spgrafiks.com Simona

        I like them,it has a great pastel look.

  • http://blog.insicdesigns.com insic

    looks cool!

    • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

      as like as your gravator! :)

  • http://www.pushingbuttons.net Timothy

    The end product is pretty snazzy

  • http://www.whatsthelatest.net zplits

    Thanks for sharing. But sad to say, i’m not a member, can’t afford. So i can’t benefit most from it.

  • http://twitter.com/saurabhshah Saurabh Shah

    wow ! cool one… going to try now…

  • Dullface

    Oh man another shirt tutorial! I love you guys.

  • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

    his tutorials all have such dull colors only :)
    except Neon light typography :D

  • Justin St. Germain

    looks like i need to renew my account and get some more plus tuts downloaded. good stuff.

  • http://URL(Optional) Duffy

    Maybe he is colorblind :)

    Just kidding, I love his tutorials. They’re all great stuff – despite the color backlash.

  • djierod

    This is nice one. That’s why I love being a plus member:D

  • TomH

    I’m sure it’s a good tutorial, but me being someone with fashion sense, I really would not buy that. Ever. I’d rather die.

    • Bill

      I second, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that.

    • Dullface

      You’d rather die than buy a shirt? You either have terribly little to loose, or you’re waaaay too up tight with fashion.

      • TomH

        I’m guessing that you would go out of the door in a bin-liner if it kept you warm…

  • http://www.kaazunut.com Loveleen

    its different but I prefer more vibrant colors for t-shirts…

    • http://www.markmayers.co.uk Mark Mayers

      Looks like a great tutorial Alex,

      There’s nothing to stop the designer asking his printer to use fluorescent versions of the cyan, magenta and yellow inks if you wanted a more vibrant effect – it’s all down to taste!

      • http://behance.net/alexbeltechi Alex Beltechi
        Author

        Thanks Mark. That’s a good tip I haven’t thought about, also mainly because I wanted it to have a soft feel, or as everyone else puts it, “dull”. :)

      • http://www.spgrafiks.com Simona

        very true, Mark, it’s all down to taste :). Great job Alex.

      • http://behance.net/alexbeltechi Alex Beltechi
        Author

        Thanks :)

  • http:www.renzojohnson.com RJ

    Hey, I was looking for something like this for the longest while!.

    You guys definitely are a great graphics resource.

    Great work.

  • http://www.alandesigns.com/blog Alan

    Awesome, usable tutorial.

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  • Cody

    Hi…I was wondering , where did you find this images of animals…do you have a link?…by any chance?

  • http://www.borgetsolutions.com Print Arts

    CYMK has always been a darkside for me.

    Thanks for the inputs

  • asckn

    yeahhh right….4 colors printing process always help me in my shirt printing…
    come on!!! show them in black background….

    “great tutorial dudes!!!”

  • Imran

    Nice work

  • http://www.derek-carr.com Derek

    This would never fly on a real screen. The dot pattern is entirely too small with little to no resolution to the actual halftone itself. Before converting the content with the halftone filter, make sure your image resolution is at least 1200 dpi. Otherwise, your printer will call you within moments of it hitting their laser printer, complaining that you have no clue what you’re doing.

  • http://www.choiceimageshirts.com Dave

    Completely and totally out of touch with any for of apparel imprinting other then sublimation…..

  • the answer

    I agree with Dave. This is completely wrong and woudl never fly. Hint #1, you should be using your channels palette not layers. Stick to the web kids

  • http://123456 janaka ullandupitita

    nice art