Screen Print & Inkjet Fast T-Jet Blazer Pro, User Manual

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Printing. However, should a customer want a picture of the entire team on a
shirt - no problem! One of the Fast T-Jet Blazer Pro’s major strengths is the ability
to print short runs of photorealistic images.
A common problem in the T-Shirt business is that customers need high resolution
images, yet often all they have is artwork that is small and low resolution. It is
MANDATORY that you learn how to make ANY artwork the correct size and
resolution, besides knowing how to make the image brighter (most images are
dull) with good color saturation. In reality, this may be the ONLY time you utilize
the FastARTIST or Photoshop image editing tools.
A Quick Note about Photoshop
As you begin to work with different kinds of images in different formats and
resolutions, it is very important to have the proper tools necessary to clean up
and make images “print ready.” Even though FastARTIST is a very powerful
graphics program, there may be times when a program such as Photoshop is
required for specific editing functions. Don’t worry, Photoshop works hand-in-
hand with FastARTIST, making it a very complimentary program to have when
working with bitmap images.
The goal here is to cover the basics of image editing, so that you can print the
best looking images possible. When first learning graphics programs, the process
may seem a bit overwhelming, but don’t get frustrated. Just keep in mind the
80/30 rule: You use 30% of the program 80% of the time. But, in this case, it’s
actually more like a 90/10 rule.
So, you might be asking why you need Photoshop at all if you have FastARTIST?
In a nutshell, you can do almost everything you need with FastARTIST, but
Photoshop is much more powerful when creating an image with lots of
photographic components. Plus, Photoshop is much more powerful when fixing
and cleaning up poor quality artwork.
Where to Get Photoshop
Photoshop is the flagship product of Adobe Systems at www.adobe.com .
The program retails for around $650 and, as of this writing, version 9.0 CS3 is the
most current version. It is always nice to have the latest and greatest version,
but frankly, you can do everything mentioned here with version 5.5 or higher.
If you are a student, teacher or work for a school, you may be eligible for an
“Educator Version” from places like www.academicsuperstore.com .
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