6 x 4.25 Postcards (Photoshop Formats)

This post specifically contains instructions and examples of Adobe Photoshop files that I may need to reproduce in the future.

These photos were brought into an Adobe InDesign file from Photoshop and placed at 100%. The .125" bleed was considered as well as the .25" margins in all the files in InDesign and Photoshop.


Grayscale Raster | full bleed | Save as flattened eps or tif | color mode: grayscale

 300 resolution and 1/8 inch bleed built into my Photoshop file.
For a 6 x 4.25 inch post card cover, my PS file measures 6.25 x 4.5 to accommodate bleed on all four sides.


Duotone Raster | full bleed | Only save as eps | color mode: Duotone
I used PMS 116 + black for my duotone

300 resolution and 1/8 inch bleed built into my Photoshop file.
For a 6 x 4.25 inch post card cover, my PS file measures 6.25 x 4.5 to accommodate bleed on all four sides.


Four Color Raster | full bleed | Save as flattened eps or tif | color mode: CMYK

300 resolution and 1/8 inch bleed built into my Photoshop file.
For a 6 x 4.25 inch post card cover, my PS file measures 6.25 x 4.5 to accommodate bleed on all four sides.


COB created using a clipping path in Photoshop | Only save as eps

300 resolution and 1/8 inch bleed built into my Photoshop file. A COB cannot be a full bleed, but if it bleeds of any side, I need to account for this by building it in, in PS. My COB can be created from any of the above color modes; duotone, grayscale or cmyk.


All the images used in this blog post are Copyright "rickcarrolldesigns"
The "Winterscape068" photo that I used I pulled from the PSU Elements to Copy folder. I have permission to use this photo.

[Rick Carroll]