CMYK Separation Tutorial for Screen Printing COMPLETE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- This video tutorial shows you how to separate CMYK (Four Colour Process) using Adobe Photoshop for t-shirt screen printing. Giving you a trick to obtain halftone value using a simple formula, and then shows you how to put registration mark when printing to film paper.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Finally I found a video that got right to the point thank you
Thank You. Your method is much easier than all of the tutorials I have seen yet. I have been doing graphics for 10 years. Simple video.
+Marcus Towler Thanks for watching this video bro :)
So far that's a detailed video... Thank you:)..
thank you so much. you are awesome, and you also made this tutorial compatible with the deaf and hard of hearing.
Thank you for the simple and effective way to rasterize!
Hi Eka! This is a great, now I just have to test it out. Your instructions were very clear and I had no problem following them. Thank you for this.
Sheryl Bennett Yeah... Thanks for watching.
I hope you get a good result for the experiment!
Very clear and concise. Great tips. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful video tutorial, it helps me a lot!
Very helpful video
Hi Sam, perfect lesson very clearly briefed. Thanks for sharing
ok. thanks for watching.
man tah help so much. I'm still learning how to separate the colors, now i'll try to revel these and print it!
Super useful and very informative. THANK YOU
So useful, so brief and clear :)
thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of this process. this will help me out very much with my photoshop training. I will be using this for my screen printing. Peace and Love
Thanks for sharing your wonderful video tutorial, it helps me a lot.................tq so much....
Thank you! Learnt a lot! ^^
Looking forward to more videos!!
Tin Ki Yeung Yeah, Thanks for watching. Happy Screen Printing! :)
I hope i can make another tutorial soon.
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your video really good.. easy to understand.. thanks
Hi, Eka. Your tutorial for screen printing is giving clear instruction. It is awesome! btw, I have a question to ask. How to create a white base for the color tee? Hope to hear you soon. Thanks a million!
Im sorry for late response. You can converting the image to the grayscale first, and then adjust the level or brightness based on the need, i suggest you set the brightness more because cmyk ink is transparent. after that invert the image and convert to halftone. Good luck👍
thank you so much for the wonderful video my brother
Good work
I prefer your demonstrations I was searching for kind of this video but many live talking narration make me irritate. Thanks a lot at last I got you. Please keep going on your emerging way!
Hi Eka .. it is good job.. i like it.. as a designer , it is very useful tutorials for beginers in colour seperation..
Lark Innet Thanks. Happy Screen Printing!
thanks for sharing you're vedio,it's helpfull a lot to me
Eka you are very helpfull ...... Thanks for uploading this vdo
+আরিপ হোসেন thanks for watching :)
Very informative thank you for posting
Boom, the angles, thanks!
thank u very much. it is very helpful
This is great! Thanks for sharing
Photoshop has a nice function call ''split channels'' since CS2 in the menu of your channels window that will automatically convert your 4 colors into grayscale and will even label them for you (just saying)
thanks a lot for your tricks and advice, we can use this tricks too for saving time.
Sam Verville well that method didn't work for me when converting it to bitmap, i get a scrambled output.
Female DJ Frizzie maybe you did mistake when adjusting resolution or your CMYK convert profile is not properly adjusted "split channels does exactly the same as copy/pasting each channels...
Is it nice idea to use grayscale for printing purposes? Or you have any idea for whats the best for printing?
from where i will get this option?
This is a great. Thank You so much./ I am Myanmar.
+Zay Yar Thanks for watching.
Hope your screen printing works get good result :)
very useful, thank you
nice one. Thank you!
Leon Nazarian Yeah, I hope this video can help you.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro very dep tutorial... Thank you so much
well explained...thank you!
thanks Eka its very helpfull for me
Thank You so much!
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sip. terima kasih...
very useful.thanku :)
thats amazing tutorial :) thx
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Tut is great, learned a lot. Thanks! But the real question is...how does the final output look with these settings/separations? Does it print well after burning screens and running inks? What are the proper shades of CMYK inks needed to achieve desktop to shirt look? How about underbases for darker colored apparel?
Yes, it'll results great, but depending what's specifications/quality of screen printing you want to reach and with what screen printing setup ( machine, tools, etc ) do you have, you have to know the limit of your setup. More detail of printing result, more expensive you have to pay for setup.
Printing separation like this CMYK you must have good quality CMYK ink/paste , and make sure you set registration of each screen precise with others. So the ink ( raster/halftone ) will mixed correctly. Thanks. Good Luck...
thanks.. found it useful :-)
***** yeah, thanks for watching
great tutorial sir, and easy to follow,i have 1 question, does the value of cyan, magenta, yellow and black can be use to any image? thanks
yes, the value can apply to all image, because before you separate them, the layer already cmyk converted
Thanks. good luck for your work.
Thank You.
THANKYOU!
How do I get a white underbase for printing on black?
Hi...Just a newbie on silkscreen printing.. I just want to ask, why do you have to half-tone each color?
terima kasih untuk tutorialnya :) sangat membantu
Iya sama2 mas, sukses buat sablonanny :)
love your video thank u I just got confused when your doing the math from mesh count is that for the frequency number ? so let's say I'm using 305 mesh on manual press with plastisol ink how I figure my angles freq ..thanks. so much for your help .
+FAITHonHIGH yes, the formula used to obtain the number of frequency. If you are using 305 mesh you can calculate it like this 305/5=61, many screen printer usually use frequency number like these 40,45,55,60,65, because we have 61 so we can choose 60 or 65. But if you want to use 61 thats not a problem...CMIWW usually 65 lpi is maximum number for printing t-shirt on automatic press, and 55 lpi is maximum number for printing t-shirt on manual press. BUT in my country many screen printer that use manual press especially line table using frequency number 65 lpi and thats not a problem, you just have to be consistent when doing stroking.
Thanks for watching.
Which color to print first? What’s the sequence
Thank you so much for your video. Great video! I see that you're using CS4. Is it the reason why you need to duplicate each channel into new files without the "Split channel" option?
+TJ C Thanks for watching this video bro :)
mas, bisa ajarin bagaimana untuk sediakan layer untuk white base mas? untuk baju hitam.
Just a question for a beginer like me. In the option "Halftone Screen" cand you do 100 of Frequency or more? Is this posible for a beter result on the printscreen?
I printed something on a transparency but when it prints it has this black box around my letter, how can I get it to go away?
thanks
2:34 If the halftone is usually low like 40-45, then why is the
example at 300 for halftone value? Now I'm confused. I'm not sure if
that example is very clear...
+Bill Alexander In my example, I used mesh count screen 300 mesh(per inch), usually used for solvent based CMYK ink so halftone result is 60 to get more detail with high value halftone. If halftone 40-45(usually for CMYK water based ink) that means the mesh used should between 155-200 mesh(per inch).
I can't paste into a channel. I have tried leaving the file as a bitmap, converting to grayscale, and even loading all four CMYK bitmap files into layers in Photoshop from Adobe Bridge. None of that works. Any suggestions?
thank you. how much frequency will i input on photoshop if i want to have a hd image in a 100 mesh, and how many mesh and frequency will you recommend instead of 100 mesh
I recommend you to use 350 mesh count for hd images. thanks for watching
hello im printing newbie need help what if im using 100 mesh what halftone value ? thanks
I was wondering what if the t-shirt is Dark Color and there are white "colors" in the graphic how do you separate white ?
+Curious Joe : THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM BRO..WHITE COLOR IS FOR THE BASE FOR PRINTING..YOU DONT NEED TO SEPARATE WHITE..
Nice Old separation video new Opset 5 color 7 color separation Printing Complete Video dijiya na corel ya Photoshop jime ho sake Thank You
im having some issues with after doing the halftoning the cyan in the new file, i select all and copy it but it wont let me paste it back into the original cyan page. am i missing a step on bringing the halftone back over?
Corey redding i don't know what makes you cannot paste into original channel. from your explanation, i think you are right for the steps.
it should be pasted, because i've never had this problem.
these are the steps:
1. select all (ctrl+a) only one channel you want separate, and copy (ctrl+c) it, (for this example cyan).
2. make a new file, (just ctrl+n, and new window appear with the width and height automatically with the same size as you copy, do not change the size), just click OK.
3. Paste (ctrl+v) to new file
4. Now we have to Halftoning the new file, Image > Mode > Bitmap, Input and Output Resolution both must be the same and click OK.
5. Fill the Frequency and Angle (for this example cyan) according to the rule, and then select Shape what you want (Round, Ellipse, or what you want), and click OK. Now you can see the halftoned image.
6. Select all (ctrl+a) and copy it(ctrl+c). Makes sure you copy this halftoned image.
7. Back to the original file, select only one channel (for this example cyan), and then Paste (ctrl+V) to it.
Do the same thing for the next (magenta, yellow, and black)
Thanks for watching
hi Eka Saputra just want to ask..are this already the negative that i could develop on to my screen and print to any shirts?..and will this also work for other images?..(if so....this is really really helpful.)..THANK YOU..
ton taganna Hi Ton..
Yes, every channel for each C, M, Y, K already the negative, so you are ready to print for each channel/color and developing these to the screens. BUT you can only print on LIGHT COLOR SHIRTS especially WHITE SHIRTS for better result. If you want to print on DARK COLOR SHIRTS you have to make underbase/whitebase for it because CMYK Ink is TRANSPARENT. Oke, next time I will probably make a video tutorial about how to make CMYK underbase for dark color shirts.
Yes, you can apply these steps for other images :)
Thanks for watching.
Eka Saputra thank you so much..that was really a BIG BIG HELP for me..ill wait for that video tutorials of yours..thank you so much..god bless...thank you thank you..
Just wanna ask ... How to print it separately on paper as C-M-Y-K tu? Since i do just only got a full layer... 😅
it doesnt allow me to use bitmap without greyscale! whats wrong!
+Regina Saribzhanova The new file he creates (min. 2:19) to paste the channel is already in grayscale. You can see it in the Color Mode box. Either way, if you are in RGB just go head and convert to grayscale first and then do Bitmap. Hope this helps.
thank u blessings
+FAITHonHIGH You are welcome :)
and if i had one color "white" in a red t-shirt what should i do ? (or blacck t-shirt)
med bendi If you want to print on DARK COLOR SHIRTS you have to make underbase/whitebase for it because CMYK Ink is TRANSPARENT. Oke, next time I will probably make a video tutorial about how to make CMYK underbase for dark color shirts.
How do you print this on shirt? CMYK or YMCK? i tried YMCK and the result is darker :(
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how can i separate colors or print a film if my image is 10x15 inches? do i have to change image size? printer setting is at default value of 8.5 x 11 inches.
yes, obviously you have to change image size fit with your film, and dont forget to have extra space for registration mark. thanks. Good Luck..
Klu untuk baha hitam gimana om underbasenya
I'm trying to color seperate a floral picture. Each flower contains 3 different tones of pink. (Ligh pink, mid pink, and dark pink). How do i get all pinks into one layer or how should i go about this? I urgently need help.. I Hope you see this
Vato Alfred I can't see your artwork, separation technique what would we use depending on the artwork. You can use CMYK separation, but from what you explain about the artwork i think for better result you should go with simulated color. Because simulated gives color more vivid.
For some reason I can’t do the #6 part it doesn’t let me click bitmap,any suggestions?
Would this work the same if you used 180 dpi instead of 300? Is 300 crucial ?
sorry for late response. yes, you can do it, if you feel image quality already good, you can separate it without change the resolution first. thanks for watching
hiiii the halftone angle are was same for files??
+Sachin Ghadge Yes. And you can try different angle for each channel too, you can search it on the internet to get more info. because every screen printer apply different angle to get better result depend on their way, but i usually use these anggle like this video. thanks...
Mas .. kalo buat untuk warna putihnya (dasar untuk kaos hitam)..
how did you put them all together? cmyk in 1 project
after you finish cmyk separation, just save the file as psd format like usual..
Got it thanks
can u remake this with audio instructions pls
makasih bro sebelumnya, Untuk CMYK Anglenya bisa dipakai untuk semua Gambar Bro?
How do I save each layer as a separate image to print?
just using eye pin on layer when you wanna print it. enable this icon just for one layer you want to print for each layer
Nice vid for learning purposes, because it shows very clearly, what's being done to the image. However, I think you did some unnecessary work here. Can't you "halftonize" the channels directly in the CMYK image? I'm not familiar with recent photoshop versions, but in 5.0 you could simply apply Pixelate > Color Halftone filter where you just input max dot size + angles for each channel and it basically does what you did in this vid.
ojanieno Thanks bro. Thanks for watching.
I'm using version 6.0, but in my opinion if we apply halftone with Pixelate > Color Halftone in my 6.0 version (i don't know Pixelate > Color Halftone filter both 5.0 and 6.0 has same feature or not), we can't set the shape and we just limited by max radius in pixel that allows value from 4 to 127, that's a different and not enough to do smallest dot for higher lpi(frequency) because in screen printing we use per inch or per centimeter to match with our screen mesh. But if we use Image > Mode > Bitmap, besides we can adjust the frequency, we also can adjust the shape of the halftone...
I hope this video can help you : )
Happy Screen Printing!
Eka Saputra Thanks for answer, now it makes perfect sense.
Does this angle vary from image to image
That was my question too. Do we hold the squeegee at these angles? No right?
Excelente en 7':19"
panu po mg lagay nang photoshop sa loptop. wala po kong internet
what is mesh count?
number of holes in the mesh
Everytime I try to copy one it keeps giving me the option to copy merge :(
Nice tut! But how can you be sure, that the after-print colors will be OK? I used to play a lot with LEVELS to adjust the % values of each channel. Usually the magenta channel have unnecessary, lot of % presence.
mas setelah selesai semua, apakah perlu di negativa kan, ctrl i
tidak perlu mas. langsung print aja untuk setiap channelny.
semoga sablonan cmyk ny sukses mas. hehe.
terimakasih mas eka saputra
Mas .. kalo buat untuk warna putihnya (dasar untuk kaos hitam)..bagaimana?
No sound?!
If you're serious about t-shirt color seps and need them to print great, you MUST use UltraSeps to generate the seps. Just changing the mode to CMYK on Photoshop and trying to adjust it properly is a recipe for disaster. Been using UltraSeps for about 5 years and the friggin software rules! www.ultraseps.com
yeeaaahh I'm calling "plugger" here.
Everyone I talk to does this similar process without spending $400 on a program.
Hello say something
There's no sound
the only problem on this video would be if you didn't learn anything from it.
Ttfs
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