Calling all T-shirt Designers! Read this short how to guide on using our Adobe Illustrator plugin InkQuest to separate out spot colors, perfect for screen printing!
To open the InkQuest panel navigate to Window > Astute Graphics > InkQuest Separations
Click the Generate Separations button (if the button is disabled check your Document color mode is set to CMYK)
The Separations window will now display the Process Plates and Spot Colors
Click the view dots to turn off and on the plates
Alt/opt click the view dot to swap between separation plates
InkQuest will display the separates in black to show finer detail
Release the separations and see all the individual layers ready for printing
You can also add Printer's Marks including Trim, Registration and Color Bars
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