Prepping Photoshop Art for DTF Printing | Deep Dive With Colin

In today’s deep dive, Colin follows up on last week’s video, where we prepped vector art for DTF (Direct to Film) printing in Illustrator. This time, we’re switching over to Photoshop! Even if you don’t have Photoshop, what we cover here will translate to other pixel-based software. We’ll go over everything from image sizing to RGB-to-CMYK conversion, removing backgrounds, and adjusting colors to ensure your design prints correctly on fabric.

Colin also walks through troubleshooting some of the common issues you may encounter, like poor resolution jpegs and adjusting faded details. Whether you're working with simple graphical art or complex photographic images, this guide will get your files ready to produce high-quality transfers.


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00:00 - Introduction & Overview
00:30 - Preparing Art in Photoshop for DTF
01:00 - Understanding Resolution in Photoshop
02:00 - RGB to CMYK Conversion
03:30 - Removing Backgrounds with Magic Wand Tool
05:00 - Design Knockout Challenges
06:30 - Handling Halftones and Fade Effects
08:00 - Making Accurate Selections
10:00 - Background Cleanup & Edge Refinement
13:00 - Working with Complex Jpeg Artifacts
16:00 - Adjusting Colors and Contrast
19:00 - Using Stroke Effect to Hide Outlines
21:00 - Extracting Blacks from Complex Designs
23:00 - Advanced Halftone Conversion
27:00 - Preparing Your Final File for DTF
31:00 - Exporting Files for DTF Printing
34:00 - Wrapping Up & Moving to Heat Press



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