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Clean up scanned, damaged artwork to make it reproducible for the print run.
2 ready prompts
Written for the moment this actually comes up.
Execute — do the immediate task
+Restore the scanned damaged artwork so it is reproducible for print — remove dust, scratches, and…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Restore the scanned damaged artwork so it is reproducible for print — remove dust, scratches, and tears, retouch missing ink areas, and save a high‑res [tiff] and a layered [psd] with restoration steps preserved.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Make the scanned artwork print‑ready with minimal surprise for the vendor: repair dust, scratches…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Make the scanned artwork print‑ready with minimal surprise for the vendor: repair dust, scratches and missing ink with careful cloning and healing, retain a restoration layer set, run a final noise and contrast pass to match plate expectations, and deliver a [tiff] plus a [psd] with restoration notes and estimated fidelity to the original.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Who does this, and with what
The same task is different work inside a different job.
Art DirectorAdobe PhotoshopAffinity Photoalso: Clean Scanned Artworkalso: Prepare Reproducible Art
Next to this one
Other retouch work people do in Adobe Photoshop.
Every task here came from the work, not from a feature list — which is why the prompts name what you want done and never the button that does it. The tool changes; the work does not.
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