How Do You Make Photoshop Spot Color Channels?
Photoshop uses a spot channel to define an area to be printed in a specific spot color. Spot channels are only used for print output; each spot color used requires its own printing plate. To add a spot channel in Photoshop, follow these steps. Step 1 Open the image in Photoshop. Click “File” and select “Open” and navigate to where an image is located. Select the image and click the “Open” button. Step 2 Choose “Window” from the menu bar and then select “Channels.” This opens the Channels palette. Step 3 Select the item or area to be filled with the spot color. Do this using one of the selection tools, such as the marquee, lasso or pen tool from the tool bar. Step 4 Choose “New Spot Channel” on the Channels palette dropdown menu located on the upper right. The selected area is filled with the default spot color. Choose the desired color by clicking the color swatch box on the “New Spot Channel” dialog box. Locate the desired color and click on it. The “New Spot Channel” dialog box will
