CMYK Color Separation Essentials in Photoshop

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At Learn Color Separation, we designed this course to make CMYK color separations in Photoshop simple, practical, and press-ready for screen printing.


This course includes:

Easy-to-follow video lessons

Downloadable CMYK practice artworks with commercial use license

Guided workflows you can apply directly to your printing projects

You’ll also speed up your workflow with LCS Master Seps Starter Photoshop Actions

✅ Buy once – Lifetime access

✅ All future updates – Included free


What you’ll learn:

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Set up Photoshop and prepare artwork for CMYK separations
  • Understand when and why to use CMYK vs simulated process, and the strengths and limitations of each
  • Separate the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black channels and understand how they work together
  • Use halftones with the right LPI and manage dot gain for clean, professional prints
  • Prepare print-ready film positives with registration marks and job details
  • Create underbase and highlight white layers for printing CMYK on dark shirts
  • Add custom spot colors alongside CMYK separations when needed
  • Optimize channels to improve vibrancy
  • Avoid common mistakes in CMYK separations that waste time, screens, and materials on press
  • Work through projects including a start-to-finish workflow and real-world case studies
  • First learn manual workflows step by step, then speed up your workflow with LCS Master Seps Starter Photoshop Actions


Be the First to Enroll

Join the waitlist today to get updates on CMYK Color Separation Essentials plus:

30-40% off at launch

Priority access before public release


👉 Click “Join Waitlist” to sign up today and get early access.


About the Instructor

Hi, I’m Venkat, founder of Learn Color Separation. Through my YouTube channel, I’ve helped thousands of printers and designers understand and implement professional color separation techniques.


We developed LCS Master Seps Actions, trusted by printers worldwide to save time and achieve consistent results.


As the head of Learn Color Separation, I’m leading the creation of this course to give you clear, practical workflows and real-world projects that make CMYK color separations simple, accurate, and press-ready for screen printing.

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