Difference between revisions of "Prepare files for screenprinting"

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====Design without gradients====
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Visualisation of a 2 color screen print design:
Visualisation of a 2 color screen print design:
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*Prepare your design only in black and white and if want to print multiple color design prepare the different colors on different layers and export as separate files/pages
*Prepare your design only in black and white and if want to print multiple color design prepare the different colors on different layers and export as separate files/pages
[[File: chickenscreen.png|384x384px]]
[[File: chickenscreen.png|384x384px]]

Revision as of 13:19, 21 September 2023

Dimensions

Are the dimensions of your file the same as the your paper size? Check if the dimensions of your file match the size of your paper. For A4 that should be 297 x 210mm.

How to check file dimensions in Photoshop

  • Go to Image>>Image Size and see if the width and height are correct.

Screenshot 2023-09-07 at 13.55.19.png Phimdim2.png

How to check file dimensions in Illustrator

  • Click on the Artboard tool, Click on the Artboard and see the dimensions in the Properties window

Screenshot 2023-09-07 at 14.15.58.png Screenshot 2023-09-07 at 14.16.16.png

How to check file dimensions in Indesign

  • Go to File>>Document Set up and see if the width and height are correct.

Screenshot 2023-09-07 at 14.22.45.png Screenshot 2023-09-07 at 14.22.57.png

Quality

  • For printing the best quality is 300dpi while maintaining the dimensions of the paper

Photoshop

  • Go to Image>>Image Size

Phimdim2.png

Getting your design screenprint ready

Screenprinting an image Photoshop set up

One color image

  • Change your color mode to grayscale, Image>>Mode>>Grayscale

Modegrayscale.png Modegrayscaleset.png

  • You can adjust the curves to make your design lighter or darker

Curveswhere.png Curves.png

  • Make your image into a bitmap Image>>Mode>>Bitmap

Bitmap.png

  • Click okay on Flatten

Flatten.png

  • Choose output 300px/in

Bitmapwindowoutput.png

  • Choose Halftone Screen and click OK

Halftonescreen.png

  • Choose Frequency between 20-40 lines/inch, you can also change the angle of them

Frequency.png

  • Choose the shapes of the Halftone Screen and click OK

Shapes.png

The higher the Frequency the more dots your image will have

Frequency 40: Dots40.png

Frequency 20: Dots20.png

Multicolor image

Screen printing a design

Design without gradients

Visualisation of a 2 color screen print design:

Screenshot 2023-09-21 at 15.13.48.png

  • Prepare your design only in black and white and if want to print multiple color design prepare the different colors on different layers and export as separate files/pages

Chickenscreen.png Egg.png

PDF export

  • Make sure your file is exported as a pdf 2001

Photoshop

  • Save as>> Photoshop Pdf>> Pdf 2001

Saveas1.png Pdf2001.png

Illustrator

  • Save>>Adobe Pdf>>Pdf 2001

Pdfai.png Pdf2001ai.png

Indesign

  • Export>>Adobe Pdf>>Pdf 2001

Pdfin.png Pdf2001in.png

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