# Photoshop CMYK layer separation for four-screen printing

- Source-Date (SAST): 2023-10-19 15:46
- Dest: both
- Review-after: 2027-02-28
- Status: current
- Source: company email (Archives/Internal Affairs), 2023-10-19

## Facts

- Four-colour screen printing on one screen-print machine uses **CMYK layer separation** (one screen per colour).
- Apply the first colour, swap the screen for the second colour, and repeat until CMYK is done.
- Photoshop CMYK layer-separation tutorial (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLX5FPrOmpE
- Related AM video: http://cnctools.co.za/video/871117521