Creating Halftones in CorelDRAW with No RIP for screen printers and artists.
Everything you need to know to create great halftone patterns in CorelDRAW for screen printing without using a RIP software.
You can quickly and easily master the process of creating halftones and
other types of value shapes to make grayscale images printable for
screen printing and other types of printing. Even if you are comfortable
with CorelDRAW and know how to make halftones this course will have
some new tips and tricks that will easily save you a lot of time and
headaches. And, like all of my courses this information is battle-tested
- it has been used hundreds of times by me to create artwork for
clients that didn't have a RIP or wanted an effect that their RIP
wouldn't do.
Included in the course lessons:
1. Creating halftones from bitmaps in CorelDRAW
2. Creating halftones from vector images in CorelDRAW
3. Different halftone patterns and what works well with a variety of artwork
4. Printing, Exporting, and saving files with created halftones in CorelDRAW
5. Using created Halftones as artistic effects or distress patterns
6. Combination files to save edge quality in type and still have good halftones
7. Combining different halftones in one file for different types of artwork
8. RIP and printing issues / troubleshooting and workarounds
9. Creating your own custom halftone patterns
10. Bonus training on embedded index separations
Your Instructor
Hi there! My name is Tom and I am a screen printing artist, instructor, separator, and author that lives in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Over the past 29 years I have worked with all manner of screen printing shops across the country as a consultant, art director, head of research and development, and high-end separator. From small mom & pop operations to some of the worlds largest printing shops, I have been an Art Director, High-End Separator, and Head of R&D. During this time I also worked at the Illinois Institute of Art teaching classes on drawing and design. These days I have also been working and developing skills in marketing and management which is one of the most common requests from small businesses. I have been writing for the screen printing industry for over 20 years with over 165 published articles. When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my family and our crazy pets, or teaching / practicing martial arts and fitness.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction video (2:30)
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StartCreating halftones from bitmaps In CorelDRAW (29:14)
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StartModifying bitmaps to remove borders or define shapes (32:18)
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StartCreating halftones from vector images in CorelDRAW (38:03)
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StartCreating halftones from vector shapes with adjusting colors and editing blends (57:43)
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StartDifferent types of halftones and using bitmaps to create them quickly (27:23)
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StartSaving and exporting separations with halftones for sending or digital proofs (39:38)
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StartUsing halftones as artistic effects in CorelDRAW (17:48)
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StartCreating halftones in CorelDRAW and saving edge quality and editable type (28:48)