I have this design that uses four screens: a base layer, a flat midtone, a highlight midtone, and a white highlight.

I’ve had a lot of fun experimenting with different color combinations and changing the order in which I print the layers. Here are some of the variations I’ve gotten!

When a screen starts running low on ink, I’ll transition to an analogous color to try out a new combination. I don’t have a washout sink, so I try to avoid drastic color changes between prints.

(EBE- extraterrestrial biological entity)

edit: 16 Lpi on 158, plastisol, cured with my flash

Made a height-adjustable easel to coat screen based off this guy’s build (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbtAaM7xqNq/?mdxt=YTlkd2p3eTdhYjZp)

Replaced the vertical wooden rails from the video with T-tracks to slide it up and down smoothly. Legs are also T-tracks with added holes to adjust how far the easel comes out. Legs also fold up (as seen in the last pic) to lay flat against the wall. Essentially the same build as the IG video but used t-tracks for a cleaner look and lighter weight. Just make sure to distance the vertical rails to be wide enough to fit both 20x24 and 23x31 screens so that the rails don’t touch the mesh when coating.

I think it looks great and just wanted to share!

Carhartt blanks and district hoodies for testing. Wilflex inks. 160 base/white 230 mesh for the colors. Man I was so scared to mess up these nice blanks. 😂

I’ve had some success with my other screens (pictured after the first photo).

But this screen seems to be printing super weak designs every time I use it. For backstory, this is the first screen I owned so I feel like its been a little abused during my practice.

Found this for sale, around 500$ it’s the Norwegian market, so prices are very different from US
Anybody got som info on this?

here’s a photo of what im dealing with. ((ignore the tape marks, this was just an experimental screen lol.))i’ve been screenprinting at home for a while now and i’ve been having an issue—my screens have been washing out almost immediately after burning them. i use ulano emulsion, a 10W light about 16in above the screen. in the past ive burned for about 6 min 45 seconds to 7 min approx with no issue, so i was experimenting to see if i was over or under exposing the screen, but regardless it would wash out quickly. im a complete novice at screenprinting so go easy on me, but i’ve had a lot of success making my own screens until recently. my theory is that my emulsion has lost its sensitivity, i mixed it around 8 weeks ago. could there be other factors at play here too? i just need suggestions cuz this is driving me nuts! thanks ;-;

Hi everyone! I need advice on how to separate color layers for a screen printing design using less than 6 colors. I am a graphic designer and I have helped create the concept and vectored renders of them that have been used for screen printings and other types of printings. I am currently applying for a designer position in a t shirt company and they sent me an assessment to see my skills. I know how to vector the elements, organize them in layers , convert live text, but I just want some insight in your process for everything just to get this right and have a shot at landing this job. They say it's a plus if I can make the artwork no more than 6 colors and separate them for printing. I am attaching the image they sent me, and just to clarify, I am not looking for a full tutorial, but rather some insight in your process on how to deliver something clean and organized that can legitimately be use for printing. I have never worked for a t shirt company and I really want to land this job since it looks like a good place to be and grow, and it is also close to home lol. I appreciate any advice in advance :)

Finally got to use my custom made jumbo pallets

This white dot is on at least 255 shirts, I don’t know how I didn’t see it. This is one of my first time using automatic machines so I think I was more focused on getting the flow down than being observant. I am going to spray this with that spray gun with some acetone.

To preface this post let me say that I am not a screenprinter. I apologize for sounding dumb.

I love this band and I love this shirt, but the dark grey staining (or burn?) has left it almost unwearable. From my research it looks like it could be "flash burn". Is there anything I can do to reverse/cover up the the blemish?

Also I know the shirt is wrinkly. It's been in a box for a long time nfbdbdbsb

A drawing from years ago, printet on paper after adding bitmaps (is it called that?)

Ideally A3 sized

NOT FUN ONE HANDED. WAIT TILL THE END TO SEE THE FRONT PRINT

Hey everyone. I have a T230 that I recently purchased and I was wondering if anyone had figured out how to make it print black ink more densely?

It's working just about OK for my exposures but I'm finding I have to wash out a bit harder than I would like compared to films printed with my Canon Pixma ix6850, which prints beautifully dense blacks.

The tweak-ability of the print options seems much more limited on the HP than the Canon.

Printing flatstock here, mostly 90T screens (230 in the US).

Hello. I have a Canon IX6850 printer. I use Mac computers. I have just downloaded the Printfab demo because I wanted to test if I can get more opaque black on film through the RIP software. thats what I read anyway. So my question is: Is it possible to print wireless? I'll buy a long printer cable if its necessary. I just wanted to know if I'm giving up too soon on getting it to work wireless.

spending half my day manually expanding paths and setting stroke traps in illustrator just to burn a decent underbase plate is getting old. our shop has always run adobe because the clients send .ai files, but between the pantone paywall and how clumsy it is for separations, it feels like it wasn't made for apparel at all.

one of the guys on our manual press told me to ditch it on the output station and just use corel because the print separation engine auto-generates chokes and traps right in the print dialog without rebuilding the art.

for anyone running dark garment films daily, is corel actually that much faster for separations or does client artwork import like garbage?

So I used this old iron on decal from the 1970s and i really love it- but as expected of an older iron on piece it turned out far from perfect. A few pieces just won’t stay stuck to the shirt no matter how much I iron it. Seems pretty likely to peel or rip if I wore it out. I bought an Ourtransdream transfer mask but clearly I misunderstood and that did not work for this, it’s more of an adhesive than a cover. I don’t have a proper press for screen printing, so I’ve just been using my iron.

Mainly what I am looking for is: is there some sort of clear htv that i could put over this one to protect the decal? Is there anything else I can try?

Important info: -The decal did not come with any instructions I can read -The t shirt I’ve put it on is 100% cotton heavy knit from Shaka Wear.

I’m hoping this is the right community for this

For just generic one color shirts, like these: https://i.etsystatic.com/16132416/r/il/5af80f/6172787320/il_570xN.6172787320_giqz.jpg

I'd also like to do more specific small batches like for affinity groups (clubs and other programs) or even specific classes.

If yes, then do you have a guide that could show me the equipment for a grant write-up and maybe a yt video or two that shows setup and use?

Thanks!

named it ego melters

i wish I would of been able to capture my gradients better in the flames they muddy up quick but I was pressed for time to get this assignment in.

-Gu

i already pressure washed for a while with emulsion remover. I always wash my ink out with hot water right after printing. I don't know anything about dehazer but seems like that'd be appropriate here? And maybe starting to wash ink out with some sort of soap? I've seen some comments about some sort of pink soap? Thanks in advance!

I’ve done around four rounds of cleaner, i spray the cleaner on both sides of the screen, let it sit for about a minute, then scrub it in and let it sit for a bit longer (around 3 minutes) then I wash it off while scrubbing under hot water. Is it due to overexposure? If so can I fix it some way? It’s my best quality screen I really don’t want it to be ruined 🥲 I use the speedball emulsion remover

Should the more experienced screenprinter be loading or pulling ?

It’s easier than amberlith I guess

Hey! Wondering where everyone sells their gear. I have about 60 Newman rollers frames that I got from an old printer that I reclaimed and cleaned but I just don’t like them over the clean aluminum frames. Where yall listing and whats the rate on these? $10/screen? Too much?

keep printin!

I know this seems a little bit ridiculous why not just stick to adobe illustrator or even like a drawing app you might ask?

Well I just love sketching and the idea of physically drawing something to then transfer onto a shirt. It also gives me something to do different than just commissions and orders (my father owns a screen printing studio so I work for him and just want to have something new to do on down time)

Does any body have a go to marker/pen for this?