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screen printing => Waterbase and Discharge => Topic started by: Underbase37 on March 11, 2014, 12:26:10 AM
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We have been doing a lot of testing & coming up with ink formulas lately, getting a good handle on things.
My screen guy ( who happens to be the original printer in the shop & a bit of a skeptic when comes to WB & DC ) comes out into the shop & asks what mesh I want for a job, as I take a quick look at the art he laughs and says "or you could just work your magic" Sooo.. I take that as a dare. I came up with the first PMS# quick, the other one took a bit of fiddling with, but I got it.
Now to press, 2 screen not much registration bam, bam reddy to go in no time, pint & on to sleeve. 1 screen, put on sleeve pallets & go, no p-f-p:D.
I know color might look a bit off in photo but in person it is spot on or within 1%. After wash kept color like a champ, very little color pull-back. Look & feel great.
PMS#124
PMS#127
OK so not that funny but it amused me a bit:)
Yes this is a simple 2 color & we have been doing much cooler things lately & some people have been posting much cooler stuff, but thought I would share.
Murphy37
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I want one of those shirts. How much?
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There for a contract client :)
They are also just a back & sleeve, client does this all the time???
But the client gets what they want::)
Murphy37
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Curious as to whether you used formulation guide or eyeballed.
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These were done with a color calculator.
However, when I looked at them I knew some things would be off, I'd like to think I'm pretty good with colors. So taking the formulas as a guide, adjusted them to what I thought would work the best using a scale.
All formulas were documented and saved in a Word document and copied to the art files, then printed out to go with physical artwork.
Murphy37
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Used pretty much all the ink & not much waste in the end.
Murphy37
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These were done with a color calculator.
However, when I looked at them I knew some things would be off, I'd like to think I'm pretty good with colors. So taking the formulas as a guide, adjusted them to what I thought would work the best using a scale.
All formulas were documented and saved in a Word document and copied to the art files, then printed out to go with physical artwork.
Murphy37
Thats exactly how to do it
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Thanks Tony, this has been a bit of a lone go as I have some skeptics here.
Murphy37