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STEP-BY-STEP: SEPARATING A SIMULATED PROCESS PRINT 2 The highlight is separated using a black and white adjustment 5 The colours are extracted by using presets in the Colour Range tool 8 Side by side comparison of original art [left] and separations [right] Next, the channel is set to Spot colour, a colour is assigned and the solidity set 3 Follow this by extracting custom colours in the Colour Range tool using Fuzziness 6 The film positive with exposed screen 9 Firstly, the colour settings are adjusted to compensate for any variables on the press, such as dot gain 1 Tweak the channels by using levels adjustment or a curve 4 The ink density is checked by reading the K value in the Info Panel 7 TIPS & TECHNIQUES www.images-magazine.com 60 images FEBRUARY 2020