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Some Graphic design and Prepress tips for Photoshop users

Here are some “must-know” tips for CG people who decide to start doing some pre-press and design for printing. As beginner you have to know that design for printing has some differences than web design or other screen designs.

Always use CMYK
First of all, printing technology uses CMYK color description and screen design use RGB. CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) is used because of printing technology that uses these 4 colors to make picture on paper. This color model is for Reflective surfaces. RGB (Red Green Blue) is for self-lighted surfaces, like screens and TVs.
If you have photos or illustrations in RGB, always convert them using Photoshop’s Image > Mode menu, because Adobe Photoshop gives best result with minimum changes of colors. CorelDRAW, for instance, gives totally different colors if you export drawing to RGB or CMYK. In my opinion, if you have to use some design elements from CorelDRAW, export them in RGB and then convert in CMYK using Photoshop.

Black should be only 100%K, not composite from all colors
You have to keep in mind that printing process has minimum 4 passes (to print full color – in Offset technology), and that alignment of these four passes may not be 100% same. Every pass is one color. So if you make text from 100C 100M 100Y 100K composite, you will have noise at letter’s edges. Photoshop has habit to form black from all composites so pay attention to select only pure black (0C 0M 0Y 100K) when you write text.

Use minimum 300DPI for Offset and 600DPI for Digital printings
Human eye can easily notice granulation of image raster if its resolution is lower than 96 DPI. Common Offset printing plates (machines) support 300DPI, so use this quality and make design in that resolution. Also, some digital printers support more dots per inch so you can make design from 600 to 1200 DPI’s, but it is very hard to notice difference between 600 DPI and higher. In special cases if you make design for buildboard, you can use 30 DPI, because of view distance.

Clean up small composite values
Keep in mind that every colored surface is made from these 4 components mentioned before. If you have on some surface less then 10% of some color, it is better to modify that color component to 0% in order to avoid edge noise. You will make small change on color. Also if you try to print 5% of some composite it is very small chance that something will be printed at all on Offset printing.
Example: if you fill background with gray color: 5C 5M 5Y 5K you will probably bet totally white surface, but, if you use 0C 0M 0Y 11K, which gives very similar color on screen, you will have some gray color on background.
Simply, printing and screening technologies are different

Make from 3 to 5 mm bleed on every edge that should be trimmed
Printing surface is always bigger than required dimensions. When you do screen design you don’t think about cutting, because it doesn’t exist on screen, but, when you do design for paper you have to keep in mind that someone will have to cut edges of your design. So there is Trimmed dimensions and Not-Trimmed. As designer you are thinking in trimmed dimensions, but when you send file on printing you have to make tolerance in case that swings that cuts paper to fit required dimensions make mistake, and, it always make some mistake. If you don’t make your design bigger you will have white stripes at edges of your catalogue or flyer.

Keep in mind that US print shops use the English system religiously. In case you
didn’t know, points and picas come from the English system, and its much easier for us to use all of our technology with those measurements. The bleed (that’s the area of excess design to allow for cutting) is always 1/8″ or less depending on the room on the plates.

In case of flyer, you have to make this bleed for all edges, in case of catalogue, only outer edges should have this because, edge that comes to bending line doesn’t have cutting.

Make margins at least 5mm
All elements of design and all texts should be at least 5mm from edge of cut. I tried with 3mm, it was bad looking because on some places distance was smaller because problem of swings. In some cases you can go up to 10mm of margin.

That is something that I noticed that beginners in graphic design should know. There is also some pure design tips about contrasts and colors, but I’ll leave it for some other tutorial.

Use TIFF as final file format
I advise you to use TIFF format when you send design to printer company. I had cooperation with many printing companies and printing professionals and everybody agree that TIFF / CMYK is most trusted image format for color-safe exporting and transporting from design workstation to film exposition company.

It is safe to use: LZW compression (more compatible) or ZIP compression (less compatible). For final file you can discard layers to reduce file size. Skilled print workers reported that ZIP compression may lead to corruption later on in the process of printing, also that LZW compression is not allowed by some applications (Heidelburg).

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PIXEL ADDICTION - A resource for digital artists that contains 30 original Adobe Photoshop tutorials including topics regarding Lighting effects with Photoshop tutorials, Color Correction techniques, Using the History Brush to Fix Photo Scratches, Creating Bubbles & Spheres, Using Advanced Overlays, Creating a Renaissance Painting Effect, Turning Day into Night, and many more Photoshop tutorials.

PLANET PHOTOSHOP - A long standing, great resource for Adobe Photoshop users with Photoshop news, tutorials, forums, and other helpful items related to Photoshop.

POLYKARBON PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS - Located on this website are several tutorials that should Photoshop drawing lessons are on the right-side of this page.

PROJECT ANGEL - 94 original Adobe Photoshop tutorials across many different topics. These Photoshop tutorials aren’t sub-categorized but since there are less than a hundred tutorials, this shoudn’t be a problem..

PURE PHOTOSHOP - Five pages of Adobe Photoshop tutorials on topics such as creating 3D objects with Photoshop, creating pixel patterns, creating realistic icons, making web graphics & interfaces, creative shading and perspective tips, creating content boxes, masks & masking, animated buttons, and more.

RADIAL DESIGNS - A very small collection of about a hundred links to Adobe Photoshop tutorials. These Photoshop tutorials are searchable but not categorized in directory format.

RENDEROSITY - An only community for artists and digital artists online. There are hundred of art related tutorials listed on this site, however there are also over 60 Adobe Photoshop tutorials listed here mostly related to digital artistry, Photograph restoration, photo editing, and the basics of Adobe Photoshop.

RUSSELL BROWN’S PHOTOSHOP TIPS AND TRICKS - A large selection of Adobe Photoshop video tutorials. Simply download these Adobe Photoshop tricks and tips for viewing in iTunes, or on your iPod.
New Photoshop tricks, tips, and techniques will be added to this website each month.

SABERFUSION PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS - A couple dozen Adobe Photoshop tutorials including tutorials for a basic signature, a glassy effect, radial effect, text glow effect, indented lines, fading scan lines, a basic grunge signature, signature text, dodge viper lines, rain splash, simple rollover, sequencing, patterns, msn search buttons, and more.

SCREAMING ART - Adobe Photoshop tutorials for Version 5.5 and 6.0 including tutorials for Creating Characters, Using Textures & Texture Effects, Create the Look of Blood FX, Spotlight Effect, Screws, 3D Spheres, Chains, Circle, Cracks, Engraving, Metal Texture, 3D Pipe, Shadow, Sparkle, and Creating a Wire.

SHIVER7 - a small collection of original and unique Adobe Photoshop tutorials with the following titles…Creating Starburst, smoke effects, shiver7-pentool, Shiver7 lighting, shiver7 abstract, Remove Sky, pixie dust, Perfect 2D Rings, PenTool, Metal Shading, Creating Metal Rust, Metal Shading Create a Light Orb with a High Definition Gloss Effect, Create Beam Lighting seen in 3d Abstract Art, Glossy Chrome, Glossy Type Button, Create Abstract Lighting, and the Creation of an Excellent Abstract Image.

SOLINARI - Solinari is an Adobe Photoshop tutorials resource with about 12 Photoshop tutorials with the following topics - Red Bow, Holiday Wreath, Glowing Glyph, Pixel Gradient, Glass Content Box, Interface Cracks, Realistic Sun, Photo Manipulation, Barcodes, Pixel Patterns, Curved Brushing, Burnt Edges, and create Raindrops with the help of these Adobe Photoshop lessons.

SPOONO - Three pages of original Adobe Photoshop tutorials on various topics such as Photoshop actions, creating aged documents, how to create 3d Software boxes, how to create a bullet hole effect, chrome effects as well as other special effects, text effects, colorizing & other color tutorials, creating grunge effects, making web graphics / buttons / navigation / orbs, tutorials for how to create and use Photoshop paths, techniques for photo editing and touch ups, how to create pixel borders, and much more.

STEALTH DESIGNZ - All the tutorials found on Stealth Designz are unique and are found nowhere else. There are a few dozen unique tutorials with all levels of learning, from beginners to advanced levels. Some of the Adobe Photoshop tutorials covered are Abstract Grunge Photo Manipulation, Abstract Brushing, Simple Design and Layouts, Designing a Web Header, How to Create Cartoons, Creating Retro Designs, Creating Text Effects, Drawing an Eye, and more.

STOCK VAULT - A small collection of about 10 Adobe Photoshop tutorials including the following tutorials for Photoshop - From 3D Max to Photoshop, Animated Buttons, 45 Degree Line Pattern, Smooth Your Edges, Pixel Stretching, Pixel Borders, Smooth and Highlighting, Photo Adjustments, Enhancing Digital Photographs, Showcasing Your Work, and also a tutorial for Creating a Sinister Looking Sky in Photoshop.

TECH TUTS - A Website Development Tutorial Site that has about a dozen tutorials related to using Photoshop to create web graphics.

TUTORIAL FX - With over 70 Adobe Photoshop tutorials in its database, Tutorial FX has one of the largest onsite collections of Photoshop tutorials, all levels of Photoshop Users will be able to learn from this site.

TUTORIAL GUIDE - A large tutorials site with all sorts of categories. There most popular category, of course, is for Adobe Photoshop tutorials. These are all original Photoshop tutorials on topics such as Airbrushing, Abstract Image Composition, Photo Effects, Web Graphics, Buttons, & Interface Creation, Special Effects, Filters, Using Lines & Grids, and Text Effects.

TUTORIAL KIT - Tutorial Kit is a comprehensive resource of unique Adobe Photoshop tutorials and tips to help users of all skill levels reach their full potential. Browse our rich selection of 2,255 high quality professional tutorials to find that exact Photoshop effect or technique you’re looking for!

TUTORIAL PARK - About 50 original Adobe Photoshop tutorials that will help you learn how to create some cool special effects, textures, and textual effects. Many of these effects would be very useful for creating some cool web graphics.

TUTORIAL STREAM - Tutorial Stream is an Adobe Photoshop Lessons Site with a large amount of Photoshop tutorials (I think - I couldn’t find a number on the site). These tutorials aren’t subcategorized so easy browsing isn’t an option. However, there is a search feature so if you are okay with searching through these tutorials, you will be fine.

TUTORIAL WHIZ - TutorialWiz.com is an Adobe Photoshop tutorial resource bringing you some cool and unique techniques to apply to your own Photoshop masterpiece. All of these 85+ Photoshop tutorials are original & unique and only published on Tutorial Whiz.

UNLIMIT 3D - These Photoshop and CSS tutorials can help Photoshop users from beginner to advanced levels. Unlimited 3D offers a wide array of photoshop and CSS tutorials that are easy to follow and understand.

VECPIX - A great Adobe Photoshop tutorials site with all unique & original tutorials listed on their site. Most of these Photoshop tutorials are related to special effects, text effects, web graphics & buttons, avatars such as how to create web backgrounds, how to make borders, how to create a beveled corner effect, and more.

VICA - Orb Eyes, Metal Spikes, Fake Bevel, Creamy LCD Display, Easy Jell Buttons, Remix-a-Wallpaper, and a Glass Orb Tutorial.

VISUAL DESIGN CORE - Visual Design Core has about 50 Adobe Photoshop tutorials written by their Photoshop expert Authors.

VOIDIX - An Adobe Photoshop tutorials resource ranging from many different kinds of special effects, text effects, interface effects, web sets, and more. This list of helpful step-by-step tutorials is sure to help you on your way to becoming the graphics designer you always thought you could be.

WACOM TIPS AND TRICKS - The creators of the Wacom Graphics Tablet have a handy Photoshop tutorials section on their site. Everything from beginners, to intermediate, to advanced level Photoshop tutorials are available on their site.

WEB DESIGN LIBRARY - Over 2,000 Adobe Photoshop tutorials listed directly on The Web Design Library. Some of the tutorials included within categories on this site are tutorials for Photoshop Basics, Special Effects, Text Effects, 3D Effects, Textures & Patterns, Web Layout, Drawing Techniques, Color Management, Photo Editing, and ImageReady Animation tutorials.

WEB DOG PRO PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS - Over 140 original, quality Adobe Photoshop lessons that will guide you both easy and difficult Adobe Photoshop tasks.

THE WEB MACHINE - This entire website is about creating really web graphics & cool type with different Adobe software. There Adobe Photoshop tutorials section has a plethora of Adobe Photoshop Type & Text Effects for Web Design.

TUTS4YOU - About 80 unique Adobe Photoshop tutorials that are searchable but no subcategories to make browsing easier. Overall, this looks like a nice Photoshop tutorials site.

ZYMIC - Over 50 Adobe Photoshop tutorials posted by fellow members of the Zymic site.

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ACTION FX - An Adobe Photoshop members only tutorials site. If you are a member of Action FX, you will get access to Action FX’s Members-Only Tutorials on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Elements including tutorials for Image Correction, Special Effects, Automation Type Effects, as well as Video Photoshop Tutorials.

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