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teinalt
teinalt
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January 25, 2021
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Outline is not a solid line

  • January 25, 2021
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CCan Can someone tell me why this is not a solid black line?  I used the brush tool, color black and it looks right on the monitor screen but when it prints out this is what I get???  Thanks for any help!

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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January 25, 2021

Have you tried flattening the image and/or converting it to grayscale before printing? 

teinalt
teinaltAuthor
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January 27, 2021

No I didn't try that.  Will try it, thanks!

teinalt
teinaltAuthor
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February 2, 2021

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, problem solved, it was a printer problem!!!  I took the ink cartridges out, put them back in, and cleaned the print heads twicw.  Never imagined it would’ve been that!  The suggestion came from Adobe Photoshop support.  

    josephlavine
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    josephlavineCommunity Expert
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    January 25, 2021

    Are we seeing a screen capture or a photo/scan of the print? Please provide details of your printer setup and settings.

    warmly/j

      teinalt
      teinaltAuthor
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      January 25, 2021

      This image was printed and then scanned.  I used a round brush (see picture above of settings), with 100% opacity, a hard brush.  How would I be able to tell if it is PS settings or a printer problem?

       

      JJMack
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      JJMackCommunity Expert
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      January 25, 2021

      What kind of brush did you use what were all the brush setting used?

      JJMack
        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        January 25, 2021

        Could you please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

         

        What were the print settings? What kind of printer are you using? 

        teinalt
        teinaltAuthor
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        January 25, 2021

        HEre are the paintbrush settings.  I am using an Epson NX430 printer.  I did added a new layer over the original PS pic to trace the head outline.  Deleted the original pic and then printed.  

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        January 25, 2021

        Could you please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Layers, Brush Settings, Options Bar, …) visible? 

         

        Though I suspect the issue is more likely to lie with the print process. What were the settings? What is the image’s color mode? 

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