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Thomas Hanser
Thomas Hanser
Inspiring
June 19, 2026
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Show Only Magenta Plate

  • June 19, 2026
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Hard to describe without showing an example. 😎

I’ve used many methods in PS over the years to colorize an image, but I see this look in print design a lot lately. It looks like only the magenta (or cyan, or yellow) plate only got printed.

How do you do this? 

 

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    Thomas Hanser
    Thomas HanserAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 19, 2026

    Got it.

    In CMYK mode, load the magenta channel ONLY, and invert your selection.

    Create a new layer, and fill with magenta (100%).

    Put a white solid layer UNDER the magenta layer, and turn off the original (full color) layer you started with.

     

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