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How to Blend Colors in Screen Printing: The Complete Technical Guide

Color blending in screen printing is one of the most visually striking techniques available — and one of the most…

Halftone Output and Image Resolution in Screen Printing: A Complete Technical Guide

  Image resolution and halftone output control are the technical foundation of everything that happens between the original artwork and…

Mesh Selection: The Key Role in T-Shirt Screen Printing

  Mesh selection is one of the most consequential decisions in screen printing — and furthermore, one of the most…

Underbase White in Screen Printing: The Complete Technical Guide

The white underbase is the most important single color in dark garment screen printing. It determines everything that happens on…

Digital Files for Screen Printing: The Complete Preparation Guide

Every screen printing job starts with a digital file. What arrives in the prepress department determines — more than any…

Simulated Color Separation in Screen Printing: The Definitive Technical Guide

  Simulated color separation is the most versatile and widely used method for reproducing photographic and multi-color artwork in screen…

Flesh Tones in Screen Printing: How to Separate and Print Skin Colors Accurately

  Flesh tones are the most demanding test of any color separation system. The human eye has evolved to be…

Screen Printing Basics: A Complete Technical Guide for Beginners and Professionals

Screen printing — also written as screenprinting — is one of the oldest and most durable printing methods still in…

Dot Gain, Halftone, and Moiré in Screen Printing: The Complete Technical Guide

  Screen printing with photographic images and gradients means working with halftones — and halftones introduce three challenges that every…

Index Color Separation for Screen Printing: The Definitive Technical Guide

Index color separation is one of the most powerful — and most misunderstood — techniques in screen printing. It solves…