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This article will teach you how to setup duotones (tritones, quadtones, etc) in Photoshop so that when they are placed into other programs, they will preserve the correct Pantone colors you’ve selected.

First:

You will need to start with a grayscale image. Either Convert a RGB or CMYK photo to grayscale or your image can already be in grayscale.

Next:

You will need to change the image from grayscale to a Duotone.

Once the image is a monotone, from the drop down box I selected Duotone, then I adjusted my curves once the inks I wanted were selected. (Pantone 185 and Yellow)

(Here is a sample of my duotone)

Next:

Now that you are done changing the inks in your image, if you were to save your file as a .tif file or .jpg your ink information wouldn’t be preserved. You still need to go into the print menu and make some changes to the screen dots and the way the inks will be printed.

You’ll want to go to the File Menu - Then the Print Option.

From the print dialog box you’ll want to select “Output” from the drop down box in the upper right hand corner.

Once Output is selected, you’ll have to click on the “Screen” button in the lower right hand corner.

After the screen menu loads,

You’ll want to un-check the “Use Printer’s Default Screen”. Then you can select the Ink’s you used in your Duotone.

For, Ink 1 (Pantone 185c) I want to use a line screen of 150, and I want the dot to be the same angle as a black dot so I have changed the Angle to 45 degrees. I have also selected a round dot and made sure the check box for “Use Accurate Screens” and “Use Same Shape for All Inks” are checked. You want to make sure whatever ink you change to the Black dot (45 degree angle), that it is the dominate color of your layout. Or if you are using Pantone 185 as text for the piece you would want it to have the same screen angle as a black dot.

For, Ink 2 (Pantone Yellow) I want to use a line screen of 150, and I want the dot to be the same angle as a cyan dot so I have changed the Angle to 15 degrees. I have also selected a round dot and made sure the check box for “Use Accurate Screens” and “Use Same Shape for All Inks” are checked.

Click on “OK”, then once your back to the Print Dialog Box, click on “Done”

Saving the file:

Lastly, you’ll want to save your image so that it can be placed into another program and preserve the ink color information. I use a photoshop .pdf file for this step.

First you’ll want to go to “File” and choose “Save As”

From the “Format” drop down, I select Photoshop PDF.

And then name my file:

Here is a sample of the Duotone Image:

Last but not least:

Here are screen shots from the Output Preview showing the Pantone Yellow and Pantone 185 Inks are only being used:

The Red:

The Yellow:

Attached are images from my Typography 1 class from the Fall of 2008 at Wichita State University. We had to create and foster relationships with text using multiple layouts. Flush Left/Ragged Right, Flush Right/Ragged Left, Centered, Justified and Asymetrical.

In my graphic design studio 1 class our final project was to research a graphic designer or someone with history in the industry. I was given Sumner Stone to research. Sumner Stone is a type desiger who created ITC Stone. Attached is the layout I used to present my report.

Attached is the first Graphic Design Studio project we worked on in the Fall 08 semester at Wichita State University. We created a 3×3 cube using just one letter. I used the letter “b” for my design and here are a couple of photos of how my cube turned out. We had to take into effect how the letter form interacted inside the individual field, as well as how it relates to the left and right and top and bottom.

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As I mentioned In my studio one class at Wichita State University I was given the initials “L” and “J”. Here are the photos of how I applied the letters to my bottle. I created a titled background for the back to panels of the bottle and printed them out onto a overhead transparency and spray mounted them onto the bottle. I then printed out the logo and the title “RUM” on white card stock with a 5% black stroke around them so I could cut them out for the logo on the front of the bottle. I then printed a “tag” for the neck of the bottle that is double sided, then to complete the bottle I added a tie that goes from the back of the bottle to the front that has the name Landon Jacobs Rum on it to tie everything together.

Here are those photos:

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Below are two 8×10’s in a series I am working on. The “green” image is a concept based on a green war or a global war playing off of Al Gore and Global Warming and the fact he is pushing for a greener Earth. The red 8×10 has a war theme with a Gas Mask on the canvas. These were done with Acrylic paint on a 8×10 canvas, I also used a wintergreen transfer technique as well was a sharpie marker at times but mostly acrylic paint.

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In my drawing two class for the final, I work on three panels that were 22×28″. The first was a pictue of a elderly man that is brown and black. The other two panels contained images on a timeline from 1900-1990 with events and figures that happened during that time frame. The 1920-1990 images are still a work in progress in my opinion.

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Attached is  a bitmap font I created in my Typography class on a website called http://fontstruct.fontshop.com
The name of my font is Galagulas, based on the Namco 80’s arcade game Galaga. Here is a sample of the font and a link to download the font if you would like to use it for yourself.

Galagulas Font!

Update

Here is a type specimen sheet I created for the Galagulas Font.

In my studio one class at Wichita State University we were given the initials of person to the left and to the right of us in class, I was given “L” from Landon Barton and “J” from Eli Jacobs. Here are some of the letter forms I created in Adobe Illustrator from the pages of sketches I had. We will then take the letter forms and apply them to a bottle design.

Attached is my final mock-up of a 4.25×4.25 8 page booklet. The booklet was created on 8.5×17 and printed on 12×18 paper for the bleed. The art is folded in half, slit along the middle 8.5 inches and folded again.

All of the panels were created from the letter “b” in different fonts. I will upload photos of the spreads so its easier to see how the book looks once its folded.

Thanks,

Benjamin

I have once again entered the WSU T-Shirt design contest. This is the second year I’ve entered the contest and once again I’ve been so lucky to have one of my three designs I entered picked to be printed. They pick the three designs to be printed and based on sales numbers in the book store, 1st place gets $400 dollars, 2nd place gets $200 and 3rd gets $100.

Update Another one of the three designs was picked as a runner up and it will be printed and sold also. It will not count towards the prize money but still makes me feel special two of my three designs were picked and printed and will be sold.

This is a photo college project I did for my drawing class at WSU. The print is 22×60 inches and contains images of Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS on the campus of Kansas University. The images were collected over the 2006-2008 time span during KU’s men’s basketball season. I have the prints available for $75 dollars if you are interested in buying one.

Note: New photos with higher resolution will be added soon.

18×24 Texture Transfer and Xerox Transfer. I also added Oil Pastels for the color as well as colored pencils for the color. I used images with a war theme as well a set of praying hands. Attached are images of the projects.

Attached is a t-shirt design I did in the Fall of 2007 for Wichita State University. The contest I entered was to create a t-shirt that had “WSU” spirit. My design came in 3rd place and was printed and sold in the book store on campus.