How to print films for screen printers - Part 2

[ryocobb]

Unfortunatley there is no spray that will darken inkjet ink on the film. The only real way to get darker film with inkjet is to put down more ink. The best way to put more ink down is to use a rip and an epson printer.

[TheFerret66613]

you spoke of the toner aid spray for lazer printed, is there anything like that for inkjet printers? im getting quite sick of double printing my images

[Ryonet]

no it is not. You want to look for something like accurip if you are looking for a good rip software.

[HUSTLINISMYGAME]

is photoshop a RIP software?

[absurd207]

can you turn a drawing on paper into a 300 dpi image

[Ryonet]

@absurd207 you could scan it in into high resolution and then clean it up in photoshop or vectorize it if it is more of a line art in a program like illustrator or corel draw x 5

[absurd207]

is that a pot plant on the table?

[Ryonet]

@absurd207 lol, sure looks like it huh, but its not :)

[XtremeInkz]

Do half tones need to be as dark as the rest of the image. Are should they get lighter as the half tones fade out. I have been wanting to ask this for a very long time. I would think that half tones should be a dark as the rest of the image. Can you answer that for me please sir''

[trebluap]

@XtremeInkz just my own knowledge about halftones: halftones are actually had the same density with the rest of layout design. meaning, since halftones are just consist of solid scale to tiny dots, if you print the whole layout dark then the rest of the dots is as dark compare to a lighter print. so it would be best to print dark with halftones.

[rmg101081]

nice plant by the way. *wink*.

[marshlandstudios]

I'm learning a lot here...thanks!

[marshlandstudios]

Hey, I just love that Sativa in the pot!

[cali626909]

I have a question. I see him screen printing Bart Simpson to t-shirts,don't you need copy right permission from fox to be able to sell this t-shirts.

[Ryonet]

You may want to do some research on art but the short answer is yes, if you were to sell t-shirts printed with copyrighted material without permission it violates the copyright laws.

[khriz29]

Ur sooo cute! sorry gotta say it :)

[laminatedworm]

You don't have to have a RIP to print a halftone. You can convert the image to half tone via Photoshop and print it directly from the printer. Works perfect every time. Even for 4 color process.

[rxn1773]

My "film opaquer tool" = sharpie.