
The same dropdown menu also has an option to export to Grayscale, using that setting will have the option to export to layers no matter what Document Color Mode you are working on. We are now looking at RGB, so select that from the list. Make shure this is set to the same setting as the Document Color Mode setting if you want to export as layers. At the top of the dialog box you should see a Color Model dropdown list. Now, “Photoshop Export Options” should pop up and you can select a variety of options. If you need to break down your illustration to a few layers you can use the Layers palette to create new layers and cut/paste your objects on the new layers (keep in mind that the Paste in Front & Paste in Back functions in the Edit menu will paste objects in exactly the same location on a new layer as they were cut from).Īfter you make shure you have some layers to export, go to File>Export… and in the dialog box select Photoshop (psd) from the Format dropdown list. Then make sure you have a few layers to export, and keep in mind that multiple objects on the same layer will export as one layer. Go to File>Document Color Mode and make shure it is set to RGB. Illustrator only lets you export layered psd’s from RGB to RGB or from CMYK to CMYK, not across colorspaces.įor instance, to export a file as a layered RGB file you first need to check if your Document Color Mode within Illustrator is set to the correct value.

First, you need to keep one thing in mind, you need to decide first if you will be working on it in RGB or CMYK colorspace in photoshop. Illustrator has an option to export a file as a.
