How to separate out spot colors for screen printers

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