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We have another great Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Plus members today. If you want to take your Photoshop print skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Discover how to use Photoshop’s channels for screen printing. Delve into advanced issues such as trapping and detailed steps on how to use Photoshop for a professional apparel workflow. Learn more about this informative and stylish tut at the jump!
Pro Printing Techniques in this Psd Premium Tutorial
This tutorial shows step-by-step how to create separated artwork for a screen printed T-shirt. Screen printing is regarded as the best method of printing onto apparel because of the quality it produces – and should not be confused with the inferior 4-color heat transfer printing which does not look as good or last as long. The tutorial also demystifies how to manage special or spot colors using Photoshop’s channels.
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Detailed and Professional Instructions
To start off, you’ll assemble a CMYK illustration, then create a convincing mock up on a T-shirt. You’ll then make full use of Photoshop’s selection tools to create the necessary channels for screen printing, then discover how certain colors will maintain their vivacity by under printing with white. Finally, you’ll apply the often misunderstood concept of trapping to your artwork to counteract any slight misalignment that may occur on press.
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Psdtuts+ Premium Membership
As you know, we run a premium membership system here called ‘Plus’ that costs $19 a month which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Premium and Vector Premium, too. If you’re a Plus member you can log in and download the tutorial. If you’re not a member, you can of course join today!
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Too bad its a plus :(
It’s only $9/mth – Basically nothing for the quality you get here.
What do you mean “basically nothing?” It’s “basically” $9 a month.
Arg! I really need tips on Screen Printing, but I don’t have a PLUS!
very nice stil. thanks
Looks cool, I just went into producing shirt designs myself, so this has lots of potential. Looking forward to it! Will post my response once I’m through.
@ Dullface – I look forward to your review, after working through the tutorial. Thx!
anyone know the stock used, specif. the girl?
If you need it… Then get PLUS. Support these people.
Advanced stuff shown here. Very nice!
This sie is very advanced,im tired of all the other sites and thier “sigs” this is real art
Ooh! Great colors!
How weird, I just spent hours looking at screen printing tutorials. Comes in handy!!
awesome stuff! i’ll go plus as soon as i can.
Anyone know where you can print single screen printed shirts? All the stores I find have a minimum of 100
really awesome! this is really really cool. I really have to sign up for a plus
Wow, it’s good that i have plus… really smashing effects Mark… Thanks for sharing !!
i really need a plus cuz’ this is amazing …..
Well… that is something very extraordinary – an really advanced and helpful. It’s good to be PLUS :)
Looks like a great tutorial, I would consider a Plus account for something like this
Is that the deal now with the new plus site. All the Tuts are pay to play?
wee! cool. Plus PLUS!
This really is a great resource for aspiring t-shirt designer.
@JohnM.
go check out computerarts.co.uk…there are plenty of free tuts on screen printing.
I think “tutsplus” is making a bad move with this plus membership thing.
Guys,
I love this site, but its obvious u are trying to grab a cheeky bit of cash – $9 a month!! its abit steep, considering the competition out there.
Keep up the good work tho – some great stuff here (sans membership)
Everyone who doesn’t have a plus membership should really get one if you can, the quality of these tutorials are awesome. I doubt you can’t get $9 a month, or get a $30 dollar visa gift card and use that to pay for 3months, and you still have like $7 left.
Looks like a nice tutorial, but subtle details (the halftone on her face/eyes, for example), would be lost on press.
@ Kid: Nope — exactly the same ratio of free vs. membership content as the last few months.
Thanks for all your comments, I enjoyed doing this one.
I’d like to thank Steve over at:
http://www.t-shirt-printing-cornwall.co.uk/
for casting his expert eye over my final artwork seperations and to my lovely daughter Chloe who’s constant doodling was scanned and put to good use!
This is nice! Keep it up!
Lol, I was actually searching the net for inspiration because i’ve got to make a 4 color print for tuesday.
What would be cool and not really covered anywhere else would be how to take an image and make a 4 color print by separating it to 4 colors (CMYK) for silkscreen print.
can you learn for easy??
Damn! I wish i had PLUS membership right now!
Great tut– thanks, Mark!
You should get a plus if your serious about photoshop you learn quickly you can download the tuts and keep them in your usb disk forever.That is how I learned photoshop fast.
youtube has great silkscreening tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_8IMx0uMo&feature=PlayList&p=C8A9E7F0F769685F&index=0&playnext=1
thank you awesome!! =]
Thanks for the mention Mark, it is a good insight into basic trapping for screen print. Good example of a design suited to this medium.
The color separations are wrong in the first graphic, the pink you’ll end up overprinting the pink with black, and on a shirt that would turn into a mess.
All my artwork was checked over by a professional screenprinter: Steve over at:
http://www.t-shirt-printing-cornwall.co.uk/
The black overprint is no problem.