Oce Arizona 440 GT User Manual page 172

User Manual: Arizona (AZ) 440 GT, AZ 440 XT, AZ 460 GT, AZ 460 XT, AZ 480 GT, AZ 480 XT - Rev. B, 4/2013
How to Create Spot Data in Photoshop
Note: For instructions on how to use a naming convention other than
Spot 1 or Spot 2, refer to the sub-section at the end of this section "How
to Name Your Spot Data".
• Opacity – Set the opacity to 10%
• Edit the channel COLOR by double-clicking on the swatch. Set the spot
color in PhotoShop to a color similar to the spot ink in your printer.
Since white can be hard to distinguish, this COLOR can be any value
that will help you see the design better.
[90] Select Spot Color
7.
Click OK to save your changes and close the Add Spot Channel dialog.
8. You can create a flood layer in the same way by selecting the entire
workspace (Select All) and then add the spot channel as described above.
The example below shows what your workspace may look like with a 50%
and 100% flood fill. If you need to see your image for editing purposes,
simply turn off the visibility of the Spot Channel.
[92] Flood 50 PSD
9.
In some cases, it may be easier to select the area in which you don't want
any white ink data and then select the inverse.
172 Chapter 9 - How to Work With White Ink and Varnish
[91] Change Spot Color
[93] Flood 100 PSD