Forward Screen Printing specializes in high end t-shirt and poster production for clients like Ando and Friends, Thomas Campbell and Thalia St. Surf Shop. Learn the basics from Sean at Forward on how to make your t-shirts and posters using the most basic materials. Feel free to add tips or questions below.
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April 21st, 2010
Sean is rad! Good on you guys for covering his fine work
May 10th, 2010
Hi,what a damn good shirt,thanks for sharing.I will get one like that.bill
June 22nd, 2011
what was the count on the screen for that print
July 27th, 2011
Sebastian, we used a 200 mesh count for that print. 200 works great for a wide variety of prints. The higher the mesh, the more detail it holds.
August 5th, 2011
thanks sean another question what software did you use to get the halftone on the picture or was that just a picture
August 5th, 2011
also if you dont have an exposure unit what watt light bulb would you reccomend and how much timing to you expose the unit to the light bulb using the book method
November 22nd, 2011
Just wondering if there is a way to dry the ink without an oven, like leaving in the sun or something??
January 13th, 2012
sebastian, sorry for the late reply. We have a RIP program that is used to print out half tones. It is a bit expensive, but necessary for the screen printing process, and creating nice half tones. The program is called AccuRip.
For the wattage, I am not totally sure, but with that kind of set up you will need to experiment a bit to see what works for you. I would start with a high wattage bulb, and experiment with the timing and distance from the bulb. At my shop we expose the screens for 1-2 minutes, but that is using an exposure unit.
James..in order to cure either water based ink, or plastisol ink, it will need to hit a high temp. Plastisol requires 330 deg to cure. Water based ink just needs time in the dryer to evaporate the water in the ink. I dont think sun exposure would get hot enough. Maybe a blow dryer would work…maybe..