Hi Guys
I recently started working with a screen printer, re-drawing the scraps of paper his customers give him into nice clean vector art. But I am struggling with my half tones.
What is the best was to create a half tone for screen printing?
This is the image, it will be a one colour (white) print on a black t-shirt. I just need to get my half tones correct or it will look like crap!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Simply
Research "Halftone Pattern"
which is the way to conver a "Gradient" into Variable Size Dots
You may need to rasterize the image then re-vectorize it for best results
Good Luck
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, Josh..........
But if you have a Postscript printer or at least a ps driver installed (you can also use the generic device independent ps file the Corel provides), you can go into the Advanced area under the Separations Tab and change your .lpi and screen angle for your halftones.
Thanks for your replies.
I was not 100% sure what I was asking either...I am not a screen printer! I have just been asked by a screen printer to do artwork....which is easy enough but when you start talking about screen angles I get all confuzzeled.
rasterizing the image then converting it back sounds like a good idea. I know the guys I am trying to do this for has some large professional epson printer...but he is totally computer illiterate.
Is what your talking about the same as a RIP?....
I was hoping I could set up a pattern in Corel to replicate a half tone or fade...but that I am guessing will depend on the mesh size and screen angle?
I might just pay someone to do it...I am so lazy...
Thanks again.
Josh
PommyJosh said:I know the guys I am trying to do this for has some large professional epson printer...but he is totally computer illiterate.
are they printing the screen positive onto clear film via the Epson using the straight non-PS driver?
One thing to remember when using heavy halftones in screenprinting is to take the percentage that is showing on the screen and knock it down about 10 percentage points (if possible), I've found that this helps mitigate the dot gain and give you a print thats closer to what youget one the screen.
I've never had a need to go down as far as 35lpi, minimum of 45 usually, with most things going out at 55lpi (both for manual and automatic presses). The most important thing is to change all of your angles to 22.5, this will help avoid any moire problems.