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DESIGN GUIDELINES - PRINTING PROCESS

In the majority of cases screen printing will be used to lay down your design. This is the standard method by which nearly all garments are printed but it does have limitations, which you should be aware of.

Screen printing basically works by separating out every colour in a design using computer software, then preparing and printing a separate screen for each colour, thereby building up the image in stages. It is possible to create smooth transitions of colour and tone (like in a photographic image) however it can prove very difficult if there are a lot of colours, blending between these colours, and gradients, as it involves a lot of artworking to separate out the colours and use of half tones to create the desired effect.

No more than 8 colours should be used in any one design however there are ways that these can be manipulated in screen printing to create the effect of more colour. Try though to use as few as possible.

In a nutshell it is possible to print pretty much anything but if you’re design is just too complex it might make it next to impossible to print so we will have to turn it down.

If you want to use photographic images it is a lot easier to work with black and white or two colour images.

All prints are done on the front only (except all over patterned garments).

There are a number of specialist screen printing methods that use techniques such as flock and finishes such as metallic, foil and suede however at Collect we use only plastisol and water based inks.

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