Screen Printing Basics

I helped my friend with this school project: The Process of Screen Printing

Jake Hughes explaining the basics of t-shirt screen printing. First we designed a two color shirt for Jake's band ("Three Thumbs Up") using adobe illustrator. Then we set up and separate the colors and print the transparency film. Next we burn two screens and wash them out. Then we print the shirt.

Printing on the Riley Hopkins press at the Rainy Day Prints Facility.

Film/Edit: Brandon Wall

http://www.RainyDayPrints.com

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Jake
• Hughes
• Brandon
• Wall
• screen
• printing
• t-shirts
• shirts
• blend
• mode
• creative
• design
• adobe
• illustrator
• riley
• hopkins
• press
• rainy
• day
• nashville
• franklin
• tennessee

[eisamant]

oh yeah another question, where do you recommend you buy a press from?

[rainydaybwall]

@eisamant I buy most of my printing gear from: silkscreeningsupplies (.com)

[jakedamis]

This video is a complete win.. the soundtrack, the camera angels, and the overall way it was filmed... well done!

[rainydaybwall]

@jakedamis thanks very much!!!!

[eisamant]

Dude this video inspires me to make my own shop! I've been looking in to screen printing for a while now and I think I finally want to take it to the next level.. the only problem is i'm a broke college student. How did you guys start up your shop?

[rainydaybwall]

@eisamant thats awesome! I'm stoked to have inspired you! We started about 6 years ago, just me and my brother. We saved up about $1,000 and bought a cheap 4 color press and abunch of supplies: flash dryer, ink, screens, squeegees and exposure unit.

It was a really cheap set up but we started getting little t-shirt jobs, for local bands, skateshops, and churches. and it ended up paying for its self and we started making money to expand our equipment. Just start somewhere and it will build!

[mckennapl]

Beautiful video. I've been researching making my own press lately and this helped, while being very entertaining to watch. Thanks a ton.

[13hippopotamuses]

Dude this video is cash money!! Makes me want to start screen printing. Seeing a small local biz is always sick. Plus the design lapse was super cool seeing it all come together.

Nice job and awesome filming and documenting

[codemiesterbeats]

nice time lapse on the design!! this is amazing... i have long wanted to start a shirt company. You are a great inspiration! This is also a good general explaination of screenprinting... good luck

[joeygmc07]

i like this vid alot. me and my friend have a shirt co. going and i use fonts but how were you guys altering the font like adjusting it and all. is that illustrator or a diff software???

[fukem909]

thanks for the help

[doskalata]

its called ink, not paint. Cool video tho, props to your video team.

[eisamant]

@rainydaybwall Awsome dude, thats exactly how much I was looking to spend and thats actually some of the presses I've been looking at. Thanks for the advice and keep up the good work man!