The Light Farm

Color Separation Baseline Worksheet

Layer #2: BLUE

  1. Saturation: +25 Master, +25 Blue, and +25 Cyan
  2. Selective Color-Whites: +25% Black
  3. Selective Color-Neutrals: +25% Black
  4. Selective Color-Blacks: +50% Black
  5. Saturation: +25 Master, +25 Blue, +25 Cyan, and +25 Green
  6. Selective Color-Magentas: -50% Black
  7. Selective Color-Blues: +100% Black
  8. Selective Color-Greens: +100% Black
  9. Selective Color-Cyans: +100% Black
  10. Selective Color-Blues: +100% Black
  11. Selective Color-Greens: +100% Black
  12. Invert
  13. 'Red' Channel
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Record density information for each color block