love the design. What type of ink are you using and what are the dimensions of the design. You must have pretty tight screens to have the design so close to the edges of the screen :). I use 20x24 screens and prefer not print designs wider than 15" on them. I also have to get all my screens remeshed as they have lost a lot of tension (working in my basement.. different humidity and greatly varying temperatures throughtou the year)
@brandon6768 who is your statement at?? are you referring to a push stroke method?? A Push method is recommended for anyone using static or glued frames since the tension is usually not as high or stays as high as a re-tensionable frame like a Newman Roller. The Pull method with screens that aren't very tight can cause lots of wrist and arm problems becuase you are basically fighting against the "wave" or "bounce" of the screen.
We have used as low as 200 for one layer of a CMYK print, but we normally use ~305 screens for all 4 with either a white highlight layer or a flash (base) layer.
Hi...we are looking into doing CMYK printing. You mentioned a company called One Stroke.with their brand of cmyk inks. I went to there site to look for the CMYK paints offered and did not see any or just didn't know what to look for. Maybe you could steer me in the right direction.
@tribe795 flash curing is not necessary with 4-col CMYK process, in my job ive printed thousands at a time with only minor touch ups here and there, mainly due to loose threads etc
the whole point of cmyk is that you WANT the blend, but a keep a sample of your best strike off so that your offsider can spot any evolving differences
Do you have same image on all the screens?Because I would like to try doing a few colours but dunno how exactly does this worh heh.If you could help thanks
@07justi If you only have photo shop it can be done. You go to mode and select cmyk. then bitmode each layer one at a time. print white the layer is in bitmode. You have to do one at a time and its not as good as fastrip but works pretty well
We actually prefer Photoshop to a ready-made film program. What I was referring to was the difficulty in maintaining consistency when printing on a white flash plate. For instance, some reds can look pink depending on the print process. We think a slightly lower mesh count and .dpi setting in Accurip will provide less dot gain since it worked with a greyscale-halftone print over a flash. This makes for a more consistent print regardless of varying print technique.
The shirts are sold in bulk to a shop in San Francisco. The designs were done by C.V. DeBrito, one of our customers. You can see all of this information in the description under the video.
We bought the wooden screens from a supplier here in Albuquerque. We actually prefer aluminum frames now because of the fact that wooden screens can warp over time. You can get aluminum or wood screens from Ryonet.
@hugekid21 There are a few different ways to print shirts. What you're describing sounds like people printing on heat transfer sheets and then ironing them on the shirts. This is the cheapest and least durable way to print. Another way that sounds like what you're describing is a direct to garment print. This is similar to screen printing in that it uses plastisol ink, but the prints are usually thinner and less opaque. Old fashioned screen printing is, in our opinion, the best way to print t's.
Hi. after every next colour the screen in getting dirty from other side by touching previous colour. am I right ?? So you have to clear every screen before next t-shirt ??
@krishm666 No, CMYK inks are thinner than regular plastisol and are less sticky, so there is really no problem. Some ink does build up on the print side of the screen, but the same colors always go down in the same place, so it doesn't really cause any problems. You don't have to clean every screen before the next shirt.
@TheUWSSS so what kind of ink are you using?... because about the clean screen thing... well I guess that if you use Caltex (the ink that I'm using) all the ink will stick in the screen
For full color, we use One Stroke brand CMYK inks. Ink does come up on the screens, but since the same colors go down in the same places, it doesn't really matter. I've never really heard of ALL of the ink sticking in or on the screen, if that's what is happening then there might be something wrong with your ink. You can also try a silicon spray on the print side so that the ink doesn't stick.
Still have to cut out the image using an exacto knife in order to transfer the image??? (Maybe I'm not asking the right question, or in the right way??? Hope I'm making sense??? Sorry, it's all new to me and I'm a bit confused!?!?) I guess what I'm trying to ask is how hard or easy is it to transfer the image onto the screen??? Thanks for bearing with me!?!?
@chad7chad1 You print the image onto transparencies and then expose them onto the screen. It's all done with Photoshop, an Epson inkjet printer and a printing program called AccuRIP.
I'm just about to buy my own silkscreening kit (probably just a two-station deal??? It's all I can afford right now) and was wondering how do you transfer the image onto the screen??? If I remember correctly, back in high school (late 80's) we had to cut the image out using exacto knives. But I heard that that's not necessary anymore??? I was told that you can pretty much just get a photocopied image and through some simple process, transfer it onto the screen??? Is it that simple, or do you st
@DanieleBecchetti No, CMYK inks are thinner than regular plastisol and are less sticky, so there is really no problem. Some ink does build up on the print side of the screen, but the same colors always go down in the same place, so it doesn't really cause any problems. You would want to use a silicone type spray for wet on wet with regular ink. I think ryonet has one.
I noticed that the squeegee wipe was actually unconscious after watching the video. The only reason I can think of is that I prefer to keep the ink at the bottom of the screen so that I have a nice bead for filling, then I can push all of the ink to the bottom. If I just did the push stroke right after the fill, I would leave some ink at the top of the screen.
for sure, its ok to leave ink at the top of the screen as long as its not on the image area, but by doing the wipe you can alter you image by pushing more ink through the screen than you intend, causing the prints to have heavier colors in the areas you do it. but i guess if it looks good to you then it doesnt really matter.
Yea, that can happen if you're doing spot color on a lower mesh screen, but I don't notice any extra ink when doing it on a 305 screen with tiny halftone dots.
Blackredtail, probably the caught the cyber wired contact high from the image. It was the lady's image (teets) that invokes a dopey dopamine dump because I don't smoke either and I feel happy. Thanks for posting this, Sixty six silk screening, GREAT product!
Blackredtail, probably the caught the cyber wired contact high from the image. It was the lady's image (teets) that invokes a dopey dopamine dump because I don't smoke either and I feel happy. Thanks for posting this route66, GREAT product.
@AcipE98 Well, the simple answer would be go to Image, then Mode, then click CMYK. (The layers appear in the "channels" window) There are several tutorials online, I'd recommend checking those out.
love the design. What type of ink are you using and what are the dimensions of the design. You must have pretty tight screens to have the design so close to the edges of the screen :). I use 20x24 screens and prefer not print designs wider than 15" on them. I also have to get all my screens remeshed as they have lost a lot of tension (working in my basement.. different humidity and greatly varying temperatures throughtou the year)
Greatzky2 2 weeks ago
if using process always use 305 mesh and nobody prints that way anymore stroke it the other way
brandon6768 3 weeks ago
@brandon6768 who is your statement at?? are you referring to a push stroke method?? A Push method is recommended for anyone using static or glued frames since the tension is usually not as high or stays as high as a re-tensionable frame like a Newman Roller. The Pull method with screens that aren't very tight can cause lots of wrist and arm problems becuase you are basically fighting against the "wave" or "bounce" of the screen.
Greatzky2 2 weeks ago
very very well
crsant6546584 3 weeks ago
Is 220 or 110 a good mesh for CMYK printing?
phillychronicles 1 month ago
@phillychronicles
We have used as low as 200 for one layer of a CMYK print, but we normally use ~305 screens for all 4 with either a white highlight layer or a flash (base) layer.
TheUWSSS 1 month ago
How did I get here?
Quinnasaurusrex 1 month ago
@Quinnasaurusrex your mum and dad made you dude, don't believe nothing else and you'll be ok.
papasniff1andonly 3 weeks ago
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jfmoya 2 months ago
no way, that was great dope ass shirt. summer of love.
SomeDude138 2 months ago
how do you make the designs to print. ?
omar409721 3 months ago
nice!..i love it
dhraze07 3 months ago
Hi...we are looking into doing CMYK printing. You mentioned a company called One Stroke.with their brand of cmyk inks. I went to there site to look for the CMYK paints offered and did not see any or just didn't know what to look for. Maybe you could steer me in the right direction.
Aloha from Hawaii:)
Alvin
808alvinf 4 months ago
Dude, that is cake! What angle did you use and what software?
NgonHua 4 months ago
looks good but how many can u do without flashing each colr b4 it starts to cakeup on the other screens
tribe795 4 months ago
@tribe795 flash curing is not necessary with 4-col CMYK process, in my job ive printed thousands at a time with only minor touch ups here and there, mainly due to loose threads etc
the whole point of cmyk is that you WANT the blend, but a keep a sample of your best strike off so that your offsider can spot any evolving differences
hope this helps :)
muck47 3 months ago
@muck47 Agreed! What still puzzles us is CMYK on a flash plate.
TheUWSSS 2 months ago
CAKEP
yogitadoikisworo 4 months ago
hi,
what type of mesh do u use?
moojerk 4 months ago
Hi
Do you have same image on all the screens?Because I would like to try doing a few colours but dunno how exactly does this worh heh.If you could help thanks
07justi 4 months ago
@07justi If you only have photo shop it can be done. You go to mode and select cmyk. then bitmode each layer one at a time. print white the layer is in bitmode. You have to do one at a time and its not as good as fastrip but works pretty well
adacon98 1 month ago
@adacon98 oh when you bitmode you should be at 72 res and use elipse I dont remember the number of the angle. its like 50 something. you'll get it
adacon98 1 month ago
@adacon98
We actually prefer Photoshop to a ready-made film program. What I was referring to was the difficulty in maintaining consistency when printing on a white flash plate. For instance, some reds can look pink depending on the print process. We think a slightly lower mesh count and .dpi setting in Accurip will provide less dot gain since it worked with a greyscale-halftone print over a flash. This makes for a more consistent print regardless of varying print technique.
TheUWSSS 1 month ago
@SalArtkip
The shirts are sold in bulk to a shop in San Francisco. The designs were done by C.V. DeBrito, one of our customers. You can see all of this information in the description under the video.
TheUWSSS 4 months ago
@SalArtkip
We bought the wooden screens from a supplier here in Albuquerque. We actually prefer aluminum frames now because of the fact that wooden screens can warp over time. You can get aluminum or wood screens from Ryonet.
TheUWSSS 4 months ago
Do u have problem with alignment???
thisvideoiscool 4 months ago
@thisvideoiscool
No, it's all a matter of lining the screens up to one transparency, then they're locked in place.
TheUWSSS 4 months ago
@TheUWSSS thanks for your quick reply~
thisvideoiscool 4 months ago
that ink called classics available at any tulco store...
MrWalskie 5 months ago
this is amazing!!!! i love it!!! i just learned the basics i am doing one color shirts now!
hicstudios 5 months ago
beautiful
rea610 6 months ago
looking good gee
Fenixlaxallcity 6 months ago
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QUESTION: How do you get the screens at the exactly right position on the shirt so that the next color hits exactly where you want it to?
MrEzombie14 6 months ago
hello 2 questions
one what type of ink your using and second how do you register colors i dont see any registration marks or anything
... im just starting this as a hobby adn would like to know .. thanks!
hgarciapoveda 6 months ago
did not know that
BigJohnT56 6 months ago
Thanks so much!!! Very helpful.
chad7chad1 6 months ago
@hugekid21 There are a few different ways to print shirts. What you're describing sounds like people printing on heat transfer sheets and then ironing them on the shirts. This is the cheapest and least durable way to print. Another way that sounds like what you're describing is a direct to garment print. This is similar to screen printing in that it uses plastisol ink, but the prints are usually thinner and less opaque. Old fashioned screen printing is, in our opinion, the best way to print t's.
TheUWSSS 6 months ago
Hi. after every next colour the screen in getting dirty from other side by touching previous colour. am I right ?? So you have to clear every screen before next t-shirt ??
krishm666 6 months ago
@krishm666 No, CMYK inks are thinner than regular plastisol and are less sticky, so there is really no problem. Some ink does build up on the print side of the screen, but the same colors always go down in the same place, so it doesn't really cause any problems. You don't have to clean every screen before the next shirt.
TheUWSSS 6 months ago
@TheUWSSS so what kind of ink are you using?... because about the clean screen thing... well I guess that if you use Caltex (the ink that I'm using) all the ink will stick in the screen
Rulytasho 4 months ago
@Rulytasho
For full color, we use One Stroke brand CMYK inks. Ink does come up on the screens, but since the same colors go down in the same places, it doesn't really matter. I've never really heard of ALL of the ink sticking in or on the screen, if that's what is happening then there might be something wrong with your ink. You can also try a silicon spray on the print side so that the ink doesn't stick.
TheUWSSS 4 months ago
Still have to cut out the image using an exacto knife in order to transfer the image??? (Maybe I'm not asking the right question, or in the right way??? Hope I'm making sense??? Sorry, it's all new to me and I'm a bit confused!?!?) I guess what I'm trying to ask is how hard or easy is it to transfer the image onto the screen??? Thanks for bearing with me!?!?
chad7chad1 6 months ago
@chad7chad1 You print the image onto transparencies and then expose them onto the screen. It's all done with Photoshop, an Epson inkjet printer and a printing program called AccuRIP.
TheUWSSS 6 months ago
I'm just about to buy my own silkscreening kit (probably just a two-station deal??? It's all I can afford right now) and was wondering how do you transfer the image onto the screen??? If I remember correctly, back in high school (late 80's) we had to cut the image out using exacto knives. But I heard that that's not necessary anymore??? I was told that you can pretty much just get a photocopied image and through some simple process, transfer it onto the screen??? Is it that simple, or do you st
chad7chad1 6 months ago
Did you had problems printing wet on wet?
DanieleBecchetti 7 months ago
@DanieleBecchetti No, CMYK inks are thinner than regular plastisol and are less sticky, so there is really no problem. Some ink does build up on the print side of the screen, but the same colors always go down in the same place, so it doesn't really cause any problems. You would want to use a silicone type spray for wet on wet with regular ink. I think ryonet has one.
TheUWSSS 6 months ago
buen trabajo¡
josshaceshirts 7 months ago
amazing..am so in love with it ..nice colours
meno0chanN 8 months ago
Nice print
RevolverGraphix 8 months ago
;w;
I WANNA BE THAT GOOD!
Someday...~!
MsG3RiTa 8 months ago
Did you do the color seperations? In photoshop, or fast films, etc? I want to learn how to do cmyk seperations.
jimhack3 8 months ago
Tthat is so Fucking amazing.
halfbreed02 8 months ago
@halfbreed02 Thanks!
TheUWSSS 8 months ago
what ink were u using in this t shirt??
choytabu666 9 months ago
@choytabu666 It was done using OneStroke CMYK colors.
TheUWSSS 8 months ago
@TheUWSSS im from philippines........were can i buy that kind of ink sir??
choytabu666 6 months ago
why do you wipe you squeegee just before you do your push stroke?
doskalata 9 months ago
@doskalata
I noticed that the squeegee wipe was actually unconscious after watching the video. The only reason I can think of is that I prefer to keep the ink at the bottom of the screen so that I have a nice bead for filling, then I can push all of the ink to the bottom. If I just did the push stroke right after the fill, I would leave some ink at the top of the screen.
TheUWSSS 9 months ago
@TheUWSSS
for sure, its ok to leave ink at the top of the screen as long as its not on the image area, but by doing the wipe you can alter you image by pushing more ink through the screen than you intend, causing the prints to have heavier colors in the areas you do it. but i guess if it looks good to you then it doesnt really matter.
doskalata 9 months ago
@doskalata
Yea, that can happen if you're doing spot color on a lower mesh screen, but I don't notice any extra ink when doing it on a 305 screen with tiny halftone dots.
TheUWSSS 9 months ago
Sick Print Man!!
jimhack3 9 months ago
@jimhack3 Thank you much!
TheUWSSS 8 months ago
what kind of exposure unit did you use and printer???? question mark question mark
lesschairs 11 months ago
@lesschairs
Not sure what the exposure unit is exactly, but the printer is an Epson 1400 series inkjet. I'll take a look and give you a more precise answer.
TheUWSSS 9 months ago
Blackredtail, probably the caught the cyber wired contact high from the image. It was the lady's image (teets) that invokes a dopey dopamine dump because I don't smoke either and I feel happy. Thanks for posting this, Sixty six silk screening, GREAT product!
MrNodough 11 months ago
Blackredtail, probably the caught the cyber wired contact high from the image. It was the lady's image (teets) that invokes a dopey dopamine dump because I don't smoke either and I feel happy. Thanks for posting this route66, GREAT product.
MrNodough 11 months ago
How do you color seperate that in photo shop?
AcipE98 1 year ago
@AcipE98 Well, the simple answer would be go to Image, then Mode, then click CMYK. (The layers appear in the "channels" window) There are several tutorials online, I'd recommend checking those out.
TheUWSSS 1 year ago
that is too kool....
brianthefuckinglion2 1 year ago
OK. I don't know why, but I have this urge to fire up a fatty and listen to some Hendrix...and I don't even smoke...
Nice print and thanks for actually showing the finished print!
BLACKREDTAILANGEL 1 year ago