Designer Challenge - Giving Thanks! Mini Kit Due - Nov 2nd

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Wed, 10/19/2016 - 11:05

Here in the US Thanksgiving is a month away and I think this is a good time to get in the spirit and make a little kit for this holiday!

For this challenge make:

10 pattern papers + optional solids
30 elements (20 universal and 10 themed)
10 word art pieces (5 universal and 5 themed)
for this challenge use this color palette. (Before using this palette check for gamut.)

500x

Thu, 10/20/2016 - 20:10

Sunny Faith Rush

Hi Ania - A designer question - Regarding gamut, I design in RGB. Am I supposed to be converting my final images to CMYK for this website? I have no "OCD" bones in my body, so I just do my designs in RGB and don't consider that they may be out of gamut for printing. I don't mind putting a notice on my kits stating that they may not be suitable for printing, if necessary. Perhaps I am in the wrong forum, and should be in a "Beginner's Designer Forum"? I work in Photoshop CS6, by the way. I know how to check for out of gamut and correct, when using photos for printing - but I don't currently convert digital scraps to CMYK. (Not trying to be difficult, just trying to find my "place" for my kind of digital expression)

Fri, 10/21/2016 - 06:08

Jessica Dunn 🦋

From this thread on gamut -

Melo Vrijhof said

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The best way to stay in gamut is to start with colors that are already in gamut. In your color picker window you can see a traingular warning sign next to your color - this warns you the color you picked is out of gamut and will not print correctly. After choosing colors that are in gamut, you can still end up with an end product that is out of gamut - some blending techniques or styles may have altered your starting color. You can check if your color is out of gamut (in Photoshop) by choosing 'View > Gamut Warning' in the top menu. Out of gamut colors should now become gray (don't panic, once you have unmarked the Gamut warning, all will be normal again).

The easiest way to fix out of gamut object is by converting them to CMYK and then back to RGB. Go to Edit > convert to CMYK and after that Edit > convert to RGB. If your element or paper is waaaaaay out of gamut, this can alter your colors massively. That is why you should always starts out with in gamut colors and use this fix only for parts that have gone out of gamut after playing around with it...

I usually design in RGB and then covert to CMYK then back to RGB before packing into the zip.