CMYK Screen Print at Open Studio 2010

Describing a little of the CMYK Screen Printing process for a crowd at this years Marin Open Studios.
I added a Tutorial to my website for CMYK separations using Photoshop.
www.jcharshaf.com you can find the tutorial on the blog page.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• CMYK
• Screen Printing
• Open Studio
• Silk Screen
• Grafitti

[415Rates]

Creating in CMYK is fine, I like to create in RGB and convert to CMYK to see which colors are affected the most. Most colors don't change much when converted to CMYK.

[415Rates]

I use an Epson PhotoStylus 2200 large format printer. You don't need to use an Epson, there are other printers that work just as good. But Epson in my option is the best, there is UV protectors in the ink that just make the transparencies work alot better than other printers would. When i started out I just took my PDF's to Kinkos and had a few of the same transparencies printed of each design, then just tapes a few together. Hope it helps!

[415Rates]

I put up a tutorial for CMYK separations using Photoshop on my website. The address for my site is in the video description. Let me know if this helps.

[XsplisiT]

what do i put in for the frequency angel?? i have 110 mesh screens do i put 110 for the frequency and angel 0? default on mine says freq: 50.8 and angel: 0

[415Rates]

@XsplisiT You will probably not get great results using a 110 mesh screen. I print my CMYK using 305 mesh, but a high 200 mesh would also work.

Divide your mesh count from something in-between 3.5 and 5 to get your line angles. The frequency takes some playing around with . You might have luck using one angle for all, or staggering the angles by 30 degrees.

Good Luck.

[XsplisiT]

Do u have a video on how to do the process on doing the CMYK on Photoshop?

[415Rates]

@XsplisiT

I just added a tutorial on my website! my web address is in the video description.

[salvador608]

pero las de inkjet no tienen poscript, como hacerlo sin poscript cmyk

[punko]

So is it better to start doing my design in CMYK mode in Photoshop instead of RGB? since im gonna swith it to separte the colors...

[elsaul96]

perfect

[lesschairs]

what kind of printer did you use?... do you really have to buy an epson printer and accurip to do cmyk or just a decent printer and photoshop?

[CatspitProductions]

Nice video! Screenprinting rules! ☠

[BigSebs]

imma tell you this....ive looked and looked and your tutorial is perfect..you are the only person ive come across that explains it so well thank you so much!