Spot color Printing
The most common form of printing, spot color printing uses a full tone of color to create an image. Each color in the image is printed separately on its own screen, affecting the cost, but up to 12 spot colors in one location can be printed.
- Yields Vibrant, Professional Quality Prints.
- Print on any color garment.
Half-Tone Printing
A frequently used technique in printing that allows lesser amount of ink in a certain color to be used, allowing it to mix with the garment color or other print colors to create the illusion of more colors than are actually being printed.
- Yields more muted, lighter tones of color.
- Print on any color garment, recommended for dark prints on light color garments for best results.
4-Color Process Printing
When printing a full color image or photograph that involves many colors and many gradients or shades of colors, process prints are used. The 4-Color CMYK process uses the basic colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black to create the image, much like an inkjet printer.
- Yields more muted, lighter colors (additional spot colors are recommended for text or items that need to stand out in the print).
- Print only on white garments.
Simulated Process Printing
When printing a full color logo with many shades and tones of colors and a more vibrant, sharp print is desired, a simulated process is used. Unlike the 4-Color CMYK process, Sim-Process prints use a combination of spot colors and half tones to create all the colors in the image.
- Yields vibrant, professional quality prints.
- Print on any color garment.
Distressed Printing
In order to achieve a cracked, worn-in, eroded look, artists utilize filters prior to printing to remove parts of the images in a way to give it that vintage look.
- Yields professional quality, eroded prints.
- Print on any color garment, recommended for dark prints on light color garments for best results
- Vintage-looking prints.
Screen printing Price Factors
- Type of Garment-For almost every product type we have an inexpensive, mid-range, and high end option and there are many styles to choose from – not just t-shirts!
- Quantity Ordered-Due to the setup involved in screen printing, the more shirts you order, the lower your price will be as you pass price break points.
- Number of Locations Printed-Each location requires new setup and runs for your imprint. A front print only will always be cheaper than a front and back print.
- Number of Colors on Each Design-The number of colors in each design affects the run time and setup for each location. A one color print will be less expensive than a three color print. If you have a lot of colors and tones of colors in your design, a process print may be a cheaper solution.
- In-Hands Date-Orders are produced on-demand for your due date. Garments needed in a few days from your order placement date will be more expensive than those needed in a few weeks.