Step 1: CorelDRAW X4Zoom in on the image using the Zoom Tool from the Tool Bar.

Select the Pick Tool from the Tool Bar. It is the White Arrow tool at the top of the Tool Bar.

Step 2:Using the Pick Tool, click the white areas of the image that you want to colorize.

Hold down the Shift Key to select multiple areas.

Creating a Design With Underbase

DESIGN WITH UNDERBASE

When printing an image on a dark garment, an Underbase (usually white ink) is necessary under all of the colors in the image except Black. Always print Black ink directly on the shirt.

This lesson will teach how to create an Underbase properly in order for it to print correctly.

I will use this image later in Chapter 7 to demonstrate how to print the separations.

This lesson picks up exactly where the previous lesson ended. Lets get started!

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Step 3:If weʼre going to be screen printing this image we need to set up with Spot Colors.

Go to "WINDOW MENU > COLOR PALETTE > PALETTE EDITOR.

In the Palette Editor, select Custom Spot Colors.

Step 4:To add colors to the Custom Spot Colors list click on Add Color.

Under “Models”, select RGB.

Select the color you want by using the Hue bar and Saturation square.

Click “Add To Palette”.

Step 5:Once we have the color or colors we wish to use we need to select a color that will represent our Underbase.

In this case I chose a light Pink.

Label it Underbase.

Click OK.

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Step 6:With the white areas still selected, select the color we want it to be.

In this case we selected the Blue Spot Color we just created.

Step 7:With the Blue areas still selected, go to EDIT MENU > COPY. Then EDIT MENU > PASTE.

This will create a second layer of Blue right on top of our previous one.

Step 8:With the copied elements still selected, colorize them with our Underbase color.

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Step 9:Once itʼs colorized, go to the ARRANGE MENU > ORDER > BACK ONE.

Keep doing this until all of the Pink Underbase color is behind the Blue color.

Step 10:Now select the Blue areas again and click on the Outline Pen Tool in the Tool Bar.

Step 11:In the Outline Pen Tool window select 1.0 pt in the Width: box.

Under Color: select “Other”, a Select Color window will appear.

From the Select Color window choose the Palettes tab. Under Custom Spot Colors select the Blue and click OK.

With the Blue ares still selected, go to EDIT MENU > OVERPRINT FILL and then EDIT MENU > OVERPRINT OUTLINE.

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Step 12:If we want his eye to print White we need to colorize it.

Using the Pick Tool click on the eye. While itʼs still selected click on our Underbase Color.

This will colorize the eye “pink” but it will print “White”.

Step 13:Now we need to make the Black in our image a Spot Color.

We need to create a Black Custom Spot Color. Follow the steps 3, 4 and 5 in this lesson to do this.

Once the color is created, click on the black in the image to select it. Click on the Spot Color black you just created to colorize it.

Step 14:To finalize our image we need to add some text to it.

Be sure to colorize the text using the Spot Color Black you just created.

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