How to use bleed in Photoshop?

September 5, 2014

There are several terms used in print design and one of the most commonly used one is bleed. But what is bleed exactly and how to use it in your Photoshop projects? In this tutorial I will explain why is it so important to use bleed in print design and how to properly set up your Photoshop documents and get them ready for print. Let’s get started!

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Martin Perhiniak

Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor. He was voted to be one of the top 10 Adobe instructors in the world by student feedback in 2015. In his online courses besides the technical knowledge you need, Martin will also teach you a lot about design principles, compositional techniques and plenty of best practices that he picked up and developed while working as a designer and retoucher on projects such as Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story, BBC’s Dr Who or Mattel’s Team Hot Wheels. He feels it his mission to share his insights of the design industry and its latest trends with beginners and creative professionals around the World.

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