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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: rmonks on April 05, 2012, 10:13:12 PM

Title: What color
Post by: rmonks on April 05, 2012, 10:13:12 PM
Has anyone printed on this tie-dye pattern before, I'm sure one color would be enough, but What color. I even thought about a silver ink.
Title: Re: What color
Post by: inkman996 on April 05, 2012, 11:01:40 PM
When printing tie dyes we always recommend using two colors, two contrasting colors really helps pop the art from the inconsistent back ground
Title: Re: What color
Post by: blue moon on April 06, 2012, 09:46:33 AM
When printing tie dyes we always recommend using two colors, two contrasting colors really helps pop the art from the inconsistent back ground

ditto!

we usually print white with black outline (or reverse). We have tried the gray route and it works, but two color really is the way to go.

pierre
Title: Re: What color
Post by: Frog on April 06, 2012, 09:53:53 AM
Yep, I do these once a year for a local Boy Scout troop who dye their own, and though some look way better than others, white with a black outline  (and sometimes some shading) seems to work the best.
Title: Re: What color
Post by: sweetts on April 06, 2012, 10:33:27 AM
Weird I just did a quote for some tie dye shirts for a local music shop, I was just going to ask the same question, sweet.
Title: Re: What color
Post by: Ripcord on April 06, 2012, 11:13:31 AM
Yep, white with a thick black outline. Anything else looks like it's missing something.
Title: Re: What color
Post by: Sbrem on April 06, 2012, 11:42:24 AM
always white with black outline or vice versa, if you want it to look good, if the customer won't pay, then they get what they get.

Steve
Title: Re: What color
Post by: Frog on April 06, 2012, 11:51:10 AM
Here's a successful exception (at least on part of the print)
This was their idea, their art, and, as I said before, it looked way better on some than others.
At least with commercially dyed shirts, there is a consistency that one can design around. On these DIY'rs, it was hit and miss
Title: Re: What color
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on April 06, 2012, 12:02:45 PM
Here's a successful exception (at least on part of the print)
This was their idea, their art, and, as I said before, it looked way better on some than others.
At least with commercially dyed shirts, there is a consistency that one can design around. On these DIY'rs, it was hit and miss
That is definitely a bay area shirt yadidamean? lol