Duotone

[designbr]

I have two questions:

1) Is there anyway to select just some parts of my image or some layers to be in duotone mode? I want the background in monotone and place a text in the front with another color.

2) Why when I have a duotone file I cannot place it with it color in an Illustrator file??

Thanks,

 

[MarcusStringer]

Answer to the First one.
You can't have two colour spaces in the one pic.

Answer 2
Have you saved the Photoshop file as an EPS?

And you must link the image in Illustraot not embed.

Marcus

http://www.midlandtypesetters.com.au

 

[signal49]

When you save the eps file, choose DCS 2.0 with Spot Colors selected. Then you get some options as to what kind of preview you want. I always choose color composite, single file. They will all look low res on screen and when you print a composite. But when you print separations, it will be high resolution.

 

[designbr]

Marcus Stringer
1) I already did this option and didn't work. When I tryed to place it in Illustrator came out grayscale.

signal49
2)After my image was in duotone mode was impossible to use the option DCS to save. I had only four options but not DCS. I tryed to save in DCS before, when was grayscale and then there was no Spot Colors and color composite options to choose. I am using the Photoshop 7.0. Then I put in duotone after just following the preferences options but when I placed into Illustator came out a very different color. I become really confused when I have to use the options given after you start saving. Seems to me that this option may work but having the Photoshop 7.0 do you kow step by step what I have to choose in the upcoming windows so I can give another try?

Thanks for you two for the help. I am trying hard to use you answers accordingly but maybe something is missing is missing in the middle.

 

[MarcusStringer]

Oh Photolshop 7?
ok then

What version of Illustraor do you have?
What OS are you using?

Marcus

http://www.midlandtypesetters.com.au

 

[designbr]

Oh, sorry I have the Illustrator 10.