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Spot Channels and Layer Styles

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Gabrielle Holgate

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Mar 24, 2003, 3:26:40 PM3/24/03
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I am working in PhotoShop 7.0 and trying to create a spot channel (entire file is grayscale)and KEEP the layer style(bevel and emboss)that I have applied to the text. The spot channel will overprint the bevel when applied at 100% (which it must be). How do I keep this effect on the text and still add my spot color?

BLUDVLZ

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Mar 24, 2003, 4:13:38 PM3/24/03
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Since you already seem to know how to create a spot channel, I'll just jump to the last page of the story...

Set the Text Layer Fill to 0% on the Layers palette.

Then save as a DCS file.

THE END.

Gabrielle Holgate

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Mar 24, 2003, 5:01:14 PM3/24/03
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BLUDVLZ - This works great!...except... I have a textured background (grey) so when I turn my text layer fill to 0% the textured background prints on top of the red with the bevel and emboss. I'm now out of my league so please advise if you can. Thanks.

BLUDVLZ

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Mar 24, 2003, 5:16:17 PM3/24/03
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Okay, let me try to understand what's happening...

You've dropped the Fill to 0%, which allows the background to show through, but still keep the layer styles intact.

Am I correct in understanding that you DON'T want the background to show through? That you want the text to obscure the background? That the text needs to be solid red, but still retain the layer effects?

Okay. If that's the case, forget the Fill trick, crank that puppy back up to 100%. Instead, make your text white, not black while still retaining the layer styles. Keep the spot channel info the same; but make sure the ink solidity is set to 0%.

Gabrielle Holgate

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Mar 25, 2003, 11:16:04 AM3/25/03
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BLUDVLZ,
Thank you thank you thank you!!! It worked perfectly!!!
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