www.dbebooks.com - Free Books & magazines Photoshop ® CS3 for Screen Printers Joli Ballew This page intentionally left blank. Photoshop ® CS3 for Screen Printers Joli Ballew Wordware Publishing, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ballew, Joli Photoshop CS3 for screen printers / by Joli Ballew. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-59822-036-0 1. Computer graphics. 2. Adobe Photoshop. 3. Screen process printing—Computer programs. I. Title. T385.B35453 2007 006.6'86 dc22 2007024249 CIP © 2008, Wordware Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1100 Summit Avenue, Suite 102 Plano, Texas 75074 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ISBN-10: 1-59822-036-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-59822-036-0 10987654321 0907 Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. 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Contents Acknowledgments xix Introduction xxi Part I: The Photoshop Interface Chapter 1 TheToolbox 3 TheToolbox 4 SelectingTools 5 TheAvailableTools 8 TheMarqueeTools(M) 9 The Lasso Tools (L) 10 TheCropTool(C) 10 The Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, and RedEyeTools(J) 11 TheCloneStampandPatternStampTools(S) 12 TheEraserTools(E) 12 TheBlur,Sharpen,andSmudgeTools(R) 13 ThePenTools(P) 14 ThePathSelectionandDirectSelectionTools(A) 14 TheNotesTools(N) 14 TheHandTool(H) 15 TheMoveTool(V) 15 TheMagicWandandQuickSelectionTools(W) 15 TheSliceTools(K) 16 TheBrush,Pencil,andColorReplacementTools(B) 16 TheHistoryBrushTools(Y) 17 TheGradientandPaintBucketTools(G) 17 The Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools (O) 18 TheTypeTools(T) 18 TheShapeTools(U) 18 The Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Measure, and Count Tools (I) . 19 TheZoomTool(Z) 19 AdditionalToolsintheToolbox 20 Summary 20 vii Chapter 2 TheMenuBar 21 File 22 Edit 23 Image 24 Layer 27 Select 28 Filter 30 Analysis 32 View 32 Window 33 Help 33 Summary 34 Chapter 3 ThePalettes 35 TheDefaultPalettes 36 Navigator,Histogram,andInfoPalettes 36 Color,Swatches,andStylesPalettes 39 Layers,Channels,andPathsPalettes 42 AdditionalPalettes 43 HistoryandActionsPalettes 43 ToolPresetsPalette 44 BrushesPalette 44 CharacterandParagraphPalettes 45 Pop-upPalettes 45 Moving,Adding,andRemovingPalettes 47 MovingthePalettes 47 TheWindowMenuOptions 47 DockingthePalettesTogether 47 TheDock 49 SavingtheWorkspace 49 PaletteTipsandTricks 49 Summary 50 Chapter 4 TheOptionsBar 51 CommonOptionsfromtheOptionsBar 52 Style 52 Mode 53 Brush 55 Opacity 58 AddingorSubtractingfromaSelectionorShape 61 ToolPresets 64 OtherCommonTermsandOptions 66 TheDock 70 Summary 70 Contents viii Chapter 5 PersonalizingtheWorkspace 71 RemovingItemsfromtheWorkspace 72 DockingPalettes 73 CreatingaText-basedWorkspace 73 CreatingaScreenPrintingWorkspace 75 CreatingaClient-basedWorkspace 77 CreatinganArtist’sWorkspace 78 EditingPreferences 79 UsingthePresetManager 82 SystemCalibration 85 ConfiguringColorSettings 87 MoreabouttheEditMenu 90 DefiningaBrushPreset 90 DefiningaPattern 91 Summary 92 Chapter 6 OpeningandManagingFiles 93 OpeningFiles 94 UsingFile>Open 94 UsingFile>OpenAs 97 UsingFile>Browse 98 OrganizingFiles 99 Deleting 100 Renaming 100 CreatingFolders 103 Moving 105 GettingInformationaboutaFileoranImage 106 AdditionalAdobeBridgeOptions 107 TheInterface 108 Summary 109 Part II: Creating Artwork and Logos Chapter 7 GettingCreative 113 ComingUpwithIdeas 113 UnderstandWhattheClientWants 114 WorkingwithaClientDisk 116 BasicToolsandCommands 118 ThePaintBucketTool 118 CommonImageCommands 122 CommonEditCommands 124 ExperimentingwithBrushes 127 TheBrushTool 127 ThePencilTool 132 Contents ix [...]... others: n L for the lasso tools n C for the Crop tool n J for the Healing Brush and Patch tools n S for the Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp tools n E for the eraser tools n R for the Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge tools n A for the Path Selection and Direct Selection tools n P for the pen tools n N for the notes tools n H for the Hand tool n V for the Move tool n W for the Magic Wand tool n K for the slice... the new computer, Fred Schoeller from Arts & Letters for the clip art, J.D Burke from Metroplex Screen for the printing tips and for generally letting me “hang out,” Scott Fresner of the U.S Screen Printing Institute (www.screenprinters.net) for FastFilms, and Cosmo at North Texas Graphics (www.NorthTexasGraphics.com) for letting me try out my test screens on your presses I also have a wonderful agent,... separations for their film and screens Many of these artists use some version of Photoshop; unfortunately, there isn’t a single book available on the subject…until now! This book details how to use Photoshop CS3 in a screen printing company Screen printers have different needs than offset print facilities, advertising companies, artists, photographers, or web designers, and most books on Photoshop don’t address... information for any screen printer Finally, in Part VI, I cover how to print all of these separations and include everything you need to know about screen angles, line count, dot gain, halftone dot patterns, and more In addition to these topics, the chapters cover the following screen printing-specific tasks: n Using Adobe Bridge to open and manage files n Personalizing the workspace for optimum screen. .. make sure you’ve familiarized yourself with the tools located here before moving forward with this book and the program Throughout the book, most of these tools are used extensively Note: If you’ve been using Photoshop for a while (earlier versions of Photoshop, anyway) and you purchased this book more for the topics related to screen printing and graphic arts than how to locate tools in the toolbox,... know, most Photoshop users don’t need a thorough explanation of four-color separations and how to print them on PostScript printers, but screen printers certainly do; in fact, it is the heart of the process In this book I’ve made certain assumptions, such as you either have a working screen print facility or are just starting one, you have a working knowledge of computers, and you have Photoshop CS3 installed... n V for the Move tool n W for the Magic Wand tool n K for the slice tools n B for the Brush and Pencil tools n Y for the History Brush tools n G for the Gradient and Paint Bucket tools 8 Part I / The Photoshop Interface n O for the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools n I for the Eyedropper, Color Sampler, and Measure tools n Z for the Zoom tool Knowing how to select tools from the toolbox is only half the... wonderful agent, Neil Salkind, who at every turn is encouraging and positive and always available when I need him A group thanks to all the people who answered my questions on the screen printer’s e-list (screenprinters@screenprinters.net) and spent their personal time answering queries and giving advice You were great! Of course, without the support of my family, I’d never have had the time to write... The Book’s Unique Features This book consists of six sections Part I is written for those new to Photoshop and details the toolbox, the menu bar, the palettes, the options bar, personalizing the workspace, and how to open and manage files Even if you use another version of Photoshop, you’ll find that this section is informative and a must-read Part II covers creating artwork and logos It starts with... know to get started with Photoshop, create artwork, perform color separations, and print them successfully I’ve consulted many print shops (including my own, of course!) and fused all of the suggestions, tips, and tricks together in this book I can be reached at Joli_Ballew@hotmail.com, and I look forward to hearing from you! xxiii This page intentionally left blank Part I The Photoshop Interface 1 This . www.dbebooks.com - Free Books & magazines Photoshop ® CS3 for Screen Printers Joli Ballew This page intentionally left blank. Photoshop ® CS3 for Screen Printers Joli Ballew Wordware Publishing,. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ballew, Joli Photoshop CS3 for screen printers / by Joli Ballew. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-59822-036-0 1. Computer graphics. 2. Adobe Photoshop. 3. Screen process printing—Computer. Burke from Metroplex Screen for the printing tips and for generally letting me “hang out,” Scott Fresner of the U.S. Screen Printing Institute (www.screenprinters.net) for FastFilms, and Cosmo at