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Scootman aka Matt S. is a 26.84 year old boy, has been a member since July 3, 2007, has scored 3834 submissions, giving an average score of 1.83.

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Dec 21 '07 by Scootman

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Simulated process?

Ok, my question is: How is 'simulated process' 8 colors? Because if that's the case, why don't we all use 'simulated process'. It seems we get more colors that way. I guess I'm confused. Any clarification would be great! Thanks!

iDanSimpson on Dec 21 '07 at 3:33pm

simulated process isn't 8 colors. it uses more.

some designs lend themselves to using the simulated process... some don't.

iDanSimpson on Dec 21 '07 at 3:35pm

check out these 3 threads/pages to further understand what's going one.

iDanSimpson on Dec 21 '07 at 3:36pm

*on.

fatheed on Dec 21 '07 at 3:37pm

8 colours is a traditionsal screen printing method. Process won't always achieve the results you want.

SoulfumeInc on Dec 21 '07 at 3:37pm

simulated process separates a mutlicolor desing into as few spot color screens as possible which could still be 8 pantone colors or less. even if it looks like theres way more colors, they can still use 8 screens or less.

with straight up spot colors, theres one screen for every color you see, so if we made as many colors as we wanted it would be a ridiculous amount of screens.

does that make sense? I work for a screen printing company, but its kind of hard to explain simulated process

iDanSimpson on Dec 21 '07 at 3:37pm

oh. apparently, i don't understand it either.

it is actually a 4 color process that makes it look like more.

also, if you are considering a process print, think very hard about it. threadless probably wont print any simulated process shirt, it'll have to be damned good to do so - especially since it's an expensive way to print shirts.

Scootman on Dec 21 '07 at 3:40pm

It's cool, I work for a newspaper- I'm hip to printing processes. So simulated process is like CMYK printing with line screen, dot gain and such - In other words using 1-8 colors collectively to make up other colors? And all the other vector art is using straight up spot colors (1-8) then right?

SoulfumeInc on Dec 21 '07 at 3:41pm

^ its not quite the same as four color process because you dont just use CMYK to make up your color comp. , but yes, it is expensive and hard to make the separations

SoulfumeInc on Dec 21 '07 at 3:41pm

^ right scootman

Scootman on Dec 21 '07 at 3:44pm

cool, thank ya much! it's all so much to take in sometimes. utilizing what's availabe is what i mean. i'm cool with just doing 1-8 color stuff, very simple. but apparently i gotta branch out and try some new things creatively.

SoulfumeInc on Dec 21 '07 at 3:55pm

do you work in photoshop? its best to do simulated process designs in photoshop and stick to illustrator for spot color designs

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