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How to Screen Print Wet on Wet Halftones and Color Blends for a Vintage Look

Sage LarsonSep 16, 2020

Remember when expert Colin Huggins showed how to create halftones and blends in Adobe Illustrator? Now he's printing that design. Watch to learn how to print wet-on-wet halftones and blends, tips to get the best colors and blends, and how shirt colors affect the look of the print.

Four Ways to Print Black Plastisol Ink on a Black Shirt

Sage LarsonSep 09, 2020

Printing black plastisol ink on a black shirt — trendy, right? As with everything in screen printing, there are multiple ways to achieve this goal. From using a puff base to printing with clear base to curing at higher and lower temperatures, printers can offer a variety of effects and looks to their customers. Let's take a look to see how each technique turns out so you can decide what's best for your next print job.

How to Print Black Plastisol Ink on a White Garment

Sage LarsonAug 14, 2020

We learned about printing white plastisol ink on a black shirt, but what about black plastisol ink on a white shirt? In our latest video, expert Colin Huggins explores the nuances of printing black plastisol ink on light-colored garments.

How to Register on the Riley Hopkins 250 Press with Tilt Micros

Sage LarsonAug 07, 2020

Got your brand new Riley Hopkins 250 Press, but not quite sure how to register it? In our latest video, expert Colin Huggins goes through each step of the registration process by using the four-color design he created in the video about creating a white base in Illustrator. He offers a ton of helpful tips to ensure your print job stays in place. Watch and learn!

How to Do Eco-Friendly Screen Printing

Sage LarsonJul 16, 2020

Let’s face it. Screen printing is dirty, messy, and toxic at times. From the chemicals, garment manufacturers, chemical waste, to water pollution, screen printing has a long road ahead to becoming eco-friendly. Implementing greener practices seems challenging and expensive, but that’s not the case.

Our choices matter. Let’s look at ways screen printers can implement environmentally friendly products and processes in their shops.

From Shirt to Tree — How a Print Shop Has Made Their Mission to Give Back to the Environment a Reality

Sage LarsonMay 26, 2020

A screen print shop on the coast of Oregon gives back to the environment. With every product sold, they plant eight trees through a nonprofit. Learn their story about how they developed their clothing brand, how they grew, and how they came to giving back.

Three Tips for Selling Face Masks

Ryan MoorMay 08, 2020

The face mask demand changes daily. More screen printing shops and promotional products distributors are starting to sell masks. Stay ahead of your competition. Here are three simple tips to help you be successful in the mask game.

How to Screen Print on Face Masks

Sage LarsonApr 27, 2020

Face masks aren't going away. Businesses are buying them for their employees. Citizens are wearing them when they run errands. Face masks are a way people can contribute to protecting others, slowing the spread, and flattening the curve. As the demand for face masks rises, so will the need for personalization on the face masks. In our latest video, CVO Ryan Moor shows how to tackle screen printing on cloth face masks.

Make Your Own Face Mask Platen

Sage LarsonApr 22, 2020

Face masks are booming right now. To cater to the current market, printers are offering face masks, giving the option to personalize them. While fulfilling face mask orders does help sustain a business, it won't completely replace the revenue other print jobs had brought it. If your business is printing on masks, but doesn't have the funds for a fancy face mask platen, Adam Funderburg of Brainless Tees created a DIY face mask platen and explains how to build the platen in their video.

Education and Community – The Partner Summit

Sage LarsonFeb 19, 2020

One of Ryonet's values is to serve. To serve the printer, whether they need guidance for picking their first press or need help figuring out why th...

[VIDEO] Mixing Custom Pantone Colors With the Fusion Mixing System for a 3 Color Design

Shawn ZimmermanJun 07, 2018

In this second part of our Printing Discharge Series, Josh walks us through the different steps it takes to mix your very own Pantone colors for discharge inks with the Green Galaxy Fusion Mixing System for a three color design. Watch Pt. 1 of this series here: https://goo.gl/UegFRk Related Products View the Green Galaxy Fusion […]

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[VIDEO] Spot Process Printing on Manual with Wilflex Plastisol

Amy RobertsMay 03, 2018

In this video, Ryan takes us through spot process printing with Wilflex plastisol on a manual press. At Ryonet we love to educate first. With classes across the U.S., online design courses and thousands of how-to videos; education is the cornerstone of what we do. Join us and start #PoweringThePrint. Check out all of our How-to […]

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