Our machines can print from 1-16 colors with normal production of 5-7 days and rush service available. Our personalized service
will help you achieve the best print on the right products. We offer both plastisol and waterbase inks along with other speicalty inks
such as high density, foil, glitter, puff, glow, and many others.
| Screen & Film Set Up
| Each color in your logo requires its own screen and film. Films are included in the pricing below. Screens are $30 each and are 18” x 22”. Jumbo Screens are $100 each and are 30” x 60”. Click Here to See Recommend Print Locations & Sizing Click Me --------) |
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| Spot Color vs. Process CMYK
Spot Color Printing:
These are specific colors that we reference from the Pantone Color Matching System. It is how we communicate the right ink color for production and is similar to picking a paint color at Home Depot from the paint samples which have numbers. Our logo below is a sample of a spot color printed design. Click to see Pantone color chart
Process Printing:
This method of achieving color in printing is referred to as CMYK, four–color process, 4/c process or even just process. To reproduce a color image, a file is separated into four different colors: Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y) and Black (K).
During separation, screen tints comprised of small dots are applied at different angles to each and run on a printing press with one color overprinting the next. The composite image fools the naked eye with the illusion of continuous tone. We now offer 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 color simulated process printing. The more colors we add in, the sharper your print. The minimum order for 4cp is 72 units.
Sample Process Prints
| Color Separations
Our expert color
separations by NetSeps and recognized industry screen print expert Mark
Coudray pushes our process and simulated
process screen printing to the most professional results. From basic 4
color process to 16 color process printing, your design is in good
hands. Process separations incur fees of $150.00 per design.
| Plastisol Ink vs. Waterbase Ink
Plastisol ink is the most commonly used today. When applied to your product is will have a thickness and texture. It is a thicker ink, durable, and easy to control color. When printing on dark materials, a white underbase coat is required to build the other colors on top of; similar to printing primer on a wall before the final color coat.
Waterbase ink was most common in the 1970's and earlier. This ink is light weight and has a water like consistency on the screen. The end result is a very soft print, which in todays market is referred to at times as vintage. It is durable, however it is more difficult to control ink color and the inks can dry on the screen making this process more difficult. When printing on dark materials, a discharge base is used. This is similar to a bleaching effect to get the color material down to a neutral color. Adding a wash to your product after printing creates the ultimate vintage soft effect. Waterbase printing must be done on 100% cotton product for optimal results. Waterbase printing is more expensive than plastisol, please call with questions.