The Light Farm

Color Separation Baseline Worksheet

Layer #3: MAGENTA

  1. Saturation: +25 Master, +25 Magenta, and +25 Red
  2. Selective Color-Whites: +25% Black
  3. Selective Color-Neutrals: +25% Black
  4. Selective Color-Blacks: -50% Black
  5. Saturation: +25 Master, +25 Magenta
  6. Selective Color-Magentas: +100% Black
  7. Selective Color-Reds: +100% Black
  8. Selective Color-Yellows: -100% Black
  9. Selective Color-Greens: -100% Black
  10. Selective Color-Blues: -50% Black
  11. Selective Color-Cyans: +100% Black
  12. Selective Color-Magentas: +100% Black
  13. Saturation: +25 Green 14 Selective Color-Greens: -100% Black
  14. Invert
  15. 'Green' Channel
  16. Curves: 0 => 25 and 255 =>165. NOTE: This is a starting point. The exact curve of each layer is determined by the exposure light source.
  17. Re-size negative. NOTE: This must be determined for each different paper. Remember to de-select 'Constrain Proportions'. Paper does not shrink the same amount along both dimensions.
  18. Record density information for each color block