Comments on: Gradients and Halftones in Screen Printing http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Estampagem de T-Shirts http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-2863 Estampagem de T-Shirts Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:09:10 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-2863 More designers should read this kind of blog post; working wil screen printing, I see errors every single day and it's (unfortunately) all too common that top designers don't understand the first thing about screen printing (and even worse, they don't want to learn!). More designers should read this kind of blog post; working wil screen printing, I see errors every single day and it’s (unfortunately) all too common that top designers don’t understand the first thing about screen printing (and even worse, they don’t want to learn!).

]]> By: Terri http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-2829 Terri Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:59:27 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-2829 Not sure if I can explain this well enough for you to help, but I really need help asap so here goes... I had to recreate a customers artwork & it has alot of halftone/gradients in the design. When I did the fill I used the gradient fill some in radial & some conical, then did halftone feature afterwards. The haltones/gradients go from no color to full color in each letter(text) as well as in the artwork. When I go to print it prints the words error & something about the fill. I have tried changing halftones & adjusting mesh setting a lttle. (BTW I use CorelDraw) I am pretty much self taught, so I figure there is some secret I havent learned yet that will fix this. (I hope!) Thanks for any help you can offer! Not sure if I can explain this well enough for you to help, but I really need help asap so here goes… I had to recreate a customers artwork & it has alot of halftone/gradients in the design. When I did the fill I used the gradient fill some in radial & some conical, then did halftone feature afterwards. The haltones/gradients go from no color to full color in each letter(text) as well as in the artwork. When I go to print it prints the words error & something about the fill. I have tried changing halftones & adjusting mesh setting a lttle. (BTW I use CorelDraw) I am pretty much self taught, so I figure there is some secret I havent learned yet that will fix this. (I hope!) Thanks for any help you can offer!

]]> By: jesse http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-2536 jesse Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:16:50 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-2536 Is there any way to print a picture on a inkjet printer and transfer it to metal without dots showing in the picture under jewelers loop Is there any way to print a picture on a inkjet printer and transfer it to metal without dots showing in the picture under jewelers loop

]]> By: Carl http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-2316 Carl Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:03:59 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-2316 There are several ways to make it halftone: 1) do it in photoshop / illustrator. its the easiest way. 2) buy, make or print a halftone screen. basically you have a patterned screen that you place on top of the areas in question, you can make them by printing them in custom shapes on vellum. just make the shape you need to gradate in black, halftone it out, then when you burn your screen, place this over the open area of your stencil. You can also make some full sheet straight gradients, and use them the same way. One other comment, if your gradient is a dark color, it is easy(ish) to do your large areas and your gradient on the same screen, because darker colors have less pigments that you need to smash through the screen, so you can use a lower mesh count. -Carl There are several ways to make it halftone:
1) do it in photoshop / illustrator. its the easiest way.
2) buy, make or print a halftone screen. basically you have a patterned screen that you place on top of the areas in question, you can make them by printing them in custom shapes on vellum. just make the shape you need to gradate in black, halftone it out, then when you burn your screen, place this over the open area of your stencil. You can also make some full sheet straight gradients, and use them the same way.

One other comment, if your gradient is a dark color, it is easy(ish) to do your large areas and your gradient on the same screen, because darker colors have less pigments that you need to smash through the screen, so you can use a lower mesh count.

-Carl

]]> By: Andrew http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-2217 Andrew Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:10:35 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-2217 Do you convert the gradients to halftones in photoshop or are they naturally created when shooting the screen? Do you convert the gradients to halftones in photoshop or are they naturally created when shooting the screen?

]]> By: screen printing http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-372 screen printing Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:14:00 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-372 Hey, nice post. Thanks for giving information about printing gradients. It’s good keep sharing with us. Hey, nice post. Thanks for giving information about printing gradients. It’s good keep sharing with us.

]]> By: CD Printers http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-355 CD Printers Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:54:03 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-355 I agree with you! Great job! I agree with you! Great job!

]]> By: Scott http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-354 Scott Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:22:40 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-354 Hi Liz, Talk to me about LPI verses screen mesh to avoid morea (SP) patterns. I can't seem to get it right and the guy burning my screens is getting sick of re-burning cause I'm not happy with the new design Hi Liz,
Talk to me about LPI verses screen mesh to avoid morea (SP) patterns. I can’t seem to get it right and the guy burning my screens is getting sick of re-burning cause I’m not happy with the new design

]]> By: Scott http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-371 Scott Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-371 Hi Liz, Talk to me about LPI verses screen mesh to avoid morea (SP) patterns. I can't seem to get it right and the guy burning my screens is getting sick of re-burning cause I'm not happy with the new design Hi Liz,
Talk to me about LPI verses screen mesh to avoid morea (SP) patterns. I can’t seem to get it right and the guy burning my screens is getting sick of re-burning cause I’m not happy with the new design

]]> By: gilbert bantoft http://popculturetees.com/2008/09/17/gradients-and-halftones-in-screen-printing/#comment-353 gilbert bantoft Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:41:12 +0000 http://www.popculturetees.com/?p=498#comment-353 I am trying to find a chart that gives the appropriate mesh count to haltone lpi. can you help thanks Gil I am trying to find a chart that gives the appropriate mesh count to haltone lpi.
can you help
thanks
Gil

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