Level: Experienced Software:
Photoshop
The very first step is to define the following:
The paper: According to the paper type for print the artwork, we'll determine the resolution to use in the images and the linescreen to be used at the time of the color separation.
The size: Depending of the final size for our artwork, we'll should choose the appropriate format to use, avoiding paper's waste and future headaches for the printer operator.
The colors: The number of colors to use for print our artwork can be one (1) or four (4) called 4-color process that represents a full color artwork. The color's numbers have a notable influence in our visual work and especially in our final budget. Others colors are called spots colors or PANTONES (Those which are totally out of the range for the 4-color printing system) these colors represents a very specific ones (like silver or golden tones, etc.)
In the next image you can see some important details:
01. Format:
We should determine the format that we are going to use. We'll need to
work into that specific area; usually the standard sizes divisions for
the basic sheet (66 X 96 cms.)
02. Crop marks:
We can find "crop marks" in every corner of the artwork -They show us
the place where the printed artwork will be cut- (The yellow line). You
will notice that the image exceeds the area: That is called "bleed",
and helps avoiding white edges at the cutting time. All the artwork
(including crop marks) should be into that paper's area.
03. The image:
The image (A bitmap, in this case) should be linked to our file that
goes to colors separation, and this one needs to be CMYK (If you'll
print it into 4-color process).
04. Texts:
We need to be sure about keep in vector format the texts in the art,
with some exceptions of course (in case of create texts with some
effects). The texts will be converted to outlines or include the fonts
with the file to film to avoid missing fonts.
One last quick verification can include:
+ Convert texts to outlines.
+ Be sure all the content is in CMYK color mode, including all the images.
+ Unlock all the elements and layers in the artwork.
Working in that way we can reduce the errors in our jobs at the
printing time. I must remember you all that these are no rules, is some
kind of "method" that I use based in my experience and investigation
and only is a basic review about this topic. More useful information
can be found in the others tutorials by me.
For more detailed info, remember to check your local libraries.
God bless you!
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