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need some help on a simple spot color sep with a slight gradient

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3Deep:
Question, how do some people who screenprint get away without doing halftones and only spot color jobs all the time.  Next I really think if your doing art as a screenprinter then learning the basic in both programs pixel and vector is a must.  When I got into printing many years ago I think halftone printing was something I was ask to do right off the bat, and knew I had to brush up on my skills.  Mark I think its time for you to do like I did LOL start brushing up on your vector and halftone printing skills...one good think though you have some dam good teachers here to help ya, I learn the hard way.

Darryl

blue moon:
Mark,

as somebody who was just recently in your shoes, I'll tell you . . . one of the best decisions I've EVER made was to have Dan (but you could any other good separator) handle that stuff for you. Yes you will have to pay, but you will also get seps that you can look at and use as a reference. They'll help with printing and with time you'll learn to separate yourself.

pierre

Fluid:

--- Quote from: blue moon on November 14, 2011, 04:46:12 PM ---Mark,

as somebody who was just recently in your shoes, I'll tell you . . . one of the best decisions I've EVER made was to have Dan (but you could any other good separator) handle that stuff for you. Yes you will have to pay, but you will also get seps that you can look at and use as a reference. They'll help with printing and with time you'll learn to separate yourself.

pierre

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agree. Until you can learn to do it yourself, sub contracting the art and seps will enable you to focus on other aspects of your business.

Frog:

--- Quote from: 3Deep on November 14, 2011, 04:11:36 PM ---Question, how do some people who screenprint get away without doing halftones and only spot color jobs all the time?  Next I really think if your doing art as a screenprinter then learning the basic in both programs pixel and vector is a must.  When I got into printing many years ago I think halftone printing was something I was ask to do right off the bat, and knew I had to brush up on my skills.  Mark I think its time for you to do like I did LOL start brushing up on your vector and halftone printing skills...one good think though you have some dam good teachers here to help ya, I learn the hard way.

Darryl

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The answer is plain and simple. It all depends on your client base. I do 99% spot colors. Of those, I do halftones when needed, which is probably only a couple dozen times a year at the most, (which is why I get rusty with Ghost, lol!.)

Sbrem:
You never know what kind of job is going to come through your door, so learning how to do half-tones is fairly important. Sending the seps out will indeed save you time and allow you to print the jobs until you can get the techniques under your belt.

Steve

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