SPOT COLOR
Spot color is the most common form of screen printing and uses full-tones of color to create an image. Each color in the image is printed separately, up to 8 colors can be printed using this method on our presses.
Vibrant, Professional Quality Prints
Print on any color garment
Used For: Most standard print of logos, graphics, and text
HALFTONE PRINTING
Halftone screen printing is a technique to create the look of more colors than are actually being printed. Dots of different color printed next to each other create the illusion of many different shades.
Yields more muted, lighter tones of color
Print on any color garment, recommended for dark prints on light color garments Used For: Gradients, Background images, Using a Single color to look like its more than 1 color
SIMULATED PROCESS PRINTING
Simulated process screen printing uses a combination of spot color AND half tone to create all the colors in the image.
Yields vibrant, professional quality prints
Print on any color garment
Used for: Full color images with many tones of color when printing on a dark shirt
GRAYSCALE PRINTING
With grayscale screen printing the image is created using full and half tones of black, grey, or white ink. Then the image can be printed in that “grayscale” version on a garment.
Quality depends on size and resolution of photo
Print on any color garment, recommended for dark prints on light color garments for best results
Used For: One color versions of photos.
4 COLOR CMYK PRINTING
The 4-Color CMYK screen printing process only uses the basic colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black in the form of small dots to create the image full color image.
Yields more muted, lighter colors
Print only on white garments
Used For: Photographs or Multi-Colored images with many tones of color when printing on a white shirt
DIRECT TO GARMENT PRINTING (DTG)
DTG, or Direct to Garment printing, is not traditional screen printing and works like a inkjet printer. Although the cost is higher per unit, direct-to-garment printing offers some benefits. We can produce full color custom garments on a much smaller scale than screen printing. There is no limit to the colors that can be used for direct-to-garment printing.
Works best on natural fabric like cotton. White cotton does not require a pretreat and will keep cost down.
Used for: Full color images with many tones of color that do not meet the minimum for screen printing
Depending if DTG or traditional screen printing will suit your needs best, will pick the best printing process for you based on the shirt color and graphic provided by you!
