Frequently, you face situations in which moiré is impossible to manage. One example is when an original image contains subject matter that generates moiré on its...
Is a color hot pink or flamingo? Forest green or hunter green? Where an ink mixer sees sky blue, does the customer see powder blue? The...
I introduced the importance of prepress control in my November 2002 column. The premise was that screen printers allow outside influences to determine the ultimate outcome...
Printing halftones involves minimizing dot gain and maintaining a full tonal range. Achieving these two goals becomes more challenging as the halftone line count increases or...
Obtaining accurate color and image reproduction with screen printing requires careful translation of image information at each step of the design and production process. Today’s original...
If you’re like every other printer out there, then you’ve suffered this problem: The client–or the client’s agency–insists on preparing the art for a job that...
It’s hard to imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to use a wide-format inkjet printer to produce film separations in house, providing it could be done quickly,...
Until recently, accurate color reproduction for screen printing and other graphic-arts fields relied solely on skilled press operators and other technicians on the production floor, who...
Screen printers are a funny lot, especially when it comes to printing process or simulated-process color. This month, I would like to explore an area that...
At roughly $10-40 per linear yard, polyester screen fabrics are one of the most expensive supply items in screenmaking. Unfortunately, they are also delicate and easy...