Screen Printing Gets a Rival

Before anything else, lets have a brief description of the screen printing and heat transfer processes. Screen printing refers to the forcing of inks through a stencil that is in a mesh material. Heat transfer, on the other hand, is a method of applying an image in T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, bags and more by releasing an ink, dye, toner, etc. from a special transfer paper via heat. Now, lets move onwards

According to the article Screen Printing vs. Heat Transfer by Bruce Roberts which was posted at www.bfprinting.com, the author has mentioned some pros and cons in using the screen printing and heat transfer methods to produce printed apparels. The article has stated that screen printing is advisable if you are planning to do mass production of T-shirts. He has added that digital heat transfer must be considered for printing short runs because it avoids the expense and extra work of preparing screens and cleaning up ink and chemicals. With financial considerations, much money is needed in screen printing than in heat transfer if you want to set up a business. The screen printing process was also explained in Roberts article.

Advantages and Limitations of Screen Printing

Screen printing is suitable for most projects which will be exposed to outdoor elements because of its inks that can last outdoors up to seven years against fading. Its other advantages include larger or smaller design format, use of half tones and blends, versatility and adaptability, great design reproduction capabilities, being good with fine detail, being economical on larger orders, and being permanent when applied properly. So, if you need printing on ridged materials like wood, glass, plastics, etc., it is absolutely the perfect choice for durability and value. However, it doesnt work well on coarse textured substrates.

Advantages and Limitations of Heat Transfer

The heat transfer process offers unlimited print color combinations, photographic quality reproductions, and the versatility to print small quantities with multicolor designs. It also allows an opportunity to have small quantities of shirts made with colorful designs at affordable prices. Moreover, heat transfer printed shirts are fully washable and can be ironed after a wash while screen-printed shirts cannot be ironed. However, this process doesnt work properly on dark shirts.

There you have it, folks! With this information on screen printing and heat transfer, the choice is still left for you to decide on which process best suits you. I agree that both methods of printing can be truly fun and rewarding but then, there will always be one that will stand out from among these two. What do you think, is it screen printing or heat transfer?

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Save On Printing Cost With Two Inks

If youre familiar with black and white photos on magazines, you might be confused whether it is really a black and white image. Sometimes youll notice that the color is closer to brown or pale yellow.

Theres an easy way to create this effect, the duotone process.

Duotone, from the word duo, means two colors. This is often used in making monochromatic print. It is done by adding a color tint to black and white images. Black ink and gray ink are used to smooth out or allocate different color to specific part, and increase tonal range from lightest to darkest.

Duotone also covers monotone, tritone and quadtone. Monotone, from the word mono, refers to images that have only one color. Tritone images are those that use three colors. Images that contain four colors are known as the quadtone. Tritone and quadtone images primarily use the Overprint Colors button. This will allow you to control the interaction of your ink.

To access Duotone, go to image, then to Mode, and select Duotone. If you are using RGB or CMYK, you will have set your workspace to grayscale first. To do so, select Image, go to Mode and choose Grayscale.

Next, select Image, then Mode, and then Duotone. A dialog box will appear. It is where you have to select the colors you want.

Open the Color Picker by clicking on the color swatch. Then, click on the Custom button. A pop-up menu will open. Select the type of ink and choose the color.

If you want to modify your work, just re-open your Duotone dialog box. To do this, go to Image, select Mode, and then choose Duotone.

Most commonly used duotone combination includes black and yellow, black and medium-blue, black and cyan, and black and brown.

Duotone are often used to make black and white images richer. Try to compare grayscale and duotone images. You will notice that the color will change. Photoshop does not just add the accent color; it also changes the hue of all the pixels.

When you go through the details, youll find that there is only one channel, even if youre using two colors. This is so because Photoshop uses Duotone curve. To access Curve, go to Image, select Mode, choose Duotone. The Duotone Curve button is located on the left of the color swatch. Click on the box of the ink that you want to edit.

If you want to adjust the color through Photoshops Curve Adjustment, just select Image > Adjust > Curves. You can now change the tonal value by clicking and dragging on the line or by entering numbers on the field.

Do not limit your combination to black and gray, use any two different colors.

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