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Screen Printing Art Terms Every Printer Should Know

Jacelyn WedmanMay 24, 2023

Stepping into screen printing? There are lots of art terms to learn. Garment terms, printing terms, and art terms, it’s all important. If you’re creating your art for screen printing, you’ll need to pick up a few vocabulary words. Here’s a quick guide to some common art terms.

When To Use Discharge Ink (And When Not To)

Sage LarsonSep 18, 2020

Printing with discharge ink is a fantastic way to create a vibrant print that's unbelievably soft. Discharge printing isn't for everyone though. Let's discover what is discharge, how it works, what's need for it, garment selection, and when and when not to use it.

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.

Vocabulary Lesson: T-Shirt Edition

Guest WriterMay 25, 2016

[Guest Post from Bella+Canvas. Check out their blog for more great garment-focused articles!] A t-shirt is a t-shirt, right? Not quite. When selecting a blank garment to print on, we are faced with a barrage of options: Ring-spun versus open-end, side-seamed versus tubular, 20 single versus 30 single, 4.2oz versus 5.3oz — what does it […]

Can The ROQ Do One Stroke Plastisol Printing?

Mark BerrymanMay 24, 2016

It has come to my attention that there are rumors about the ROQ being incapable of printing with one stroke for each color. It’s a preposterous assumption that such a high-end machine does not perform adequately for plastisol inks. The ROQ press is designed as well if not better than any machine that I have […]

How Finding Your Niche Will Increase Your Business x10

Ryan MoorOct 29, 2015

“Niche or be niched.” –Unknown Maybe you’ve heard that quote before, maybe not, but it’s truer in screen printing than in anything else. Screen printing is a very competitive business. If you think you just can go buy a bunch of equipment, hang a sign on your door that says “open for screen printing” (or […]

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