By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop for efficient spot color separation workflows

• Import artwork from Illustrator and prepare it for spot color separation

• Identify solid colors and separate them using both layers and channels

• Apply trapping methods in both layer and channel workflows

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Create underbase and highlight white layers for printing on dark shirts

• Handle non-vector artwork using Photoshop tools

• Avoid common mistakes in spot color separations that waste time, screens, and materials

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop and prepare artwork for spot color with halftones separations

• Identify solid spot colors and halftone colors and separate them correctly

• Convert halftones with proper LPI settings and manage dot gain

• Apply trapping methods specifically for halftone jobs

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Create underbase and highlight white layers for halftone printing on dark shirts

• Use shirt color as part of the design to minimize extra screens

• Handle non-vector artwork using Photoshop tools

• Optimize halftone separations for clean, professional prints

• Avoid common mistakes in spot color with halftone separations that waste time, screens, and materials

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

• First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Photoshop Actions

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop for gradient color separations

• Identify gradients in artwork and separate them properly

• Convert gradients to halftones with smooth blends and control dot gain

• Avoid banding and refine gradients for clean, professional prints

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Create underbase and highlight white layers for printing gradients on dark shirts

• Handle non-vector gradients using Photoshop tools

• Avoid common mistakes in gradient color separations that waste time, screens, and materials

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

• First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Photoshop Actions

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop and prepare artwork for CMYK separations

• Understand when and why to use CMYK vs simulated process, and the strengths and limitations of each

• Separate the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black channels and understand how they work together

• Use halftones with the right LPI and manage dot gain for clean, professional prints

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Create underbase and highlight white layers for printing CMYK on dark shirts

• Add custom spot colors alongside CMYK separations when needed

• Optimize channels to improve vibrancy

• Avoid common mistakes in CMYK separations that waste time, screens, and materials on press

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

• First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Photoshop Actions

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop and prepare artwork for simulated process separations

• Separate the key colors and black channel for simulated process printing

• Use halftones with the right LPI and manage dot gain for clean, professional prints

• Create underbase and highlight white separations for printing on dark shirts

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Apply simulated process techniques for white, black, and colored shirts

• Add custom spot colors alongside simulated process separations when needed

• Optimize color channels to improve vibrancy

• Avoid common mistakes in simulated process separations that waste time, screens, and materials on press

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

• First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Photoshop Actions

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up Photoshop and prepare artwork for grayscale separations

• Create black, white, and medium-gray separations for professional grayscale printing

• Use halftones with the right LPI and manage dot gain for clean, professional prints

• Create underbase and highlight white separations for printing on dark shirts

• Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details

• Apply grayscale techniques for white, black, and light or dark-colored shirts

• Add custom spot colors alongside grayscale separations when needed

• Optimize grayscale separations to improve print quality

• Avoid common mistakes in grayscale separations that waste time, screens, and materials on press

• Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies

• First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Photoshop Actions