Mac suite workshop - InDesign

New Document

Always use a 3cm Bleed - Prevents document white edges being trimmed.

Shortcuts:

'W' key removes guides, gives preview to how document will look once printed.

cmd + shift + > / < (shortcut to increase / decrease object / text)

'X' switches outline and fill

Creating a new swatch (CMYK)

Creating tint swatches for previously created

Created tints / pantones

Saving chosen swatches to personal swatch palette

Placing file in photoshop

Must take into consideration:

• CMYK / Greyscale
• 300dpi
• Actual size
• Format - Tiff or PSD - Transparency

Illustrator

Saved as CMYK and AI

Placing a duotone in InDesign - The colours used are automatically added to your swatch palette

Placing a vector

The image will not be of high resolution on screen

Keep folder image is placed in when moving InDesign document to keep the high photoshop quality.

If the original file is changed, InDesign automatically updates the changes.

Press Alt and double click to directly edit image

Image > Get info > Open with > Photoshop

Means document will always open with chosen program

To add a spot colour to an image in InDesign, select image when two circles appear. bring up swatch menu, top left fill option > choose swatch. Brilliant.

Separations

InDesign can separate the prints into CMYK, and spot colours. Useful for screen printing. Each print out can be used to create a screen of a different colour.

Window > output > separations preview

Showing each of the previews, with either C, M, Y K, or spot colour.

Window > output > Attributes > overprint fill

Window > output > seperations

Shows the way in which document will look when printed and how the colours mix over one another.

Shows the ink limit - the magenta showing its reached its limit of 300%

Photoshop, Mac Suite workshop - Take two

Default colour mode of photoshop is RGB

Image > Mode > CYMK (To convert)

Gamut showing range of colours which can be seen / printed in particular print modes.

Selecting an area to colour

 Converting selected area colour to CMYK mode

The colour after the changes made differs much to the orginal

Gamut warning

Showing colours which could be altered in print or colour conversion. A very useful tool to use before printing.

Changes can be made to the 'Gamut warning' image, to alter colours to be more in keeping with the colours and printers. Adjusting the saturation being just one option you can change.

Proof colours option

Slight change - Showing how image will look once converted to CMYK

Replace colour option

Workign for print - warning sign associated with chosen colour

Click the warning sign and it will choose the nearest colour which is printable.

Colour change, once warning sign is pressed.

The chosen colour can be added to the swatches by clicking the option 'Add to swatches'

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Spot colours:

Cheaper method

Create unique colours which are otherwise limited by CMYK

Looking at swatch libraries and stock option.

Add chosen swatch colour to individual swatch library

Changing image to grayscale

How to use a spot colour:

Mode > Duotone > monotone

Changing the colour

It keeps the reference number which is very useful and needed.

Changing duo tone curve

Format automatically changes, not RGB or CMYK Its monotone.

Indesign

When image placed in Indesign, spot colour used within, automatically gets added to swatch list in program.

Meaning I can use the spot colour elsewhere in design.

Using two spot colours

Duotone

Mixing

Adjusting Curves of duotones

Giving more contrast and a range of tonal qualities to images

Colour Channels

Turning off R, G or B.

Creating a new spot channel

Adding a gradient to design - To transparency