Had a lot of people and clients want to know the process and how we are able to take a design to have it printed on a shirt. Here's a video of just that! www.fourambitio... / fourambitionllc / fourambition
My boss is starting to teach me how to screen print next week(I do embroidery, digital printing and some office stuff right now) so this video was super nice. I know bits and pieces of the process so it was nice seeing it all put together! Thanks!:)
Thank you for the instructional videos. I just bought all of my parents neighbors screen printing equipment including all of his sublimation equipment. He ran his business out of his home for 35 years. Anyways I worked with him for a few weeks plus he is going to help me for the next year at my shop. Channels like yours are a huge help to me as I learn the basics. I hope that this coming summer to open up my own shop. Thanks again, excuse me as I go watch the rest of your videos
We had the films already printed and i just brushed over how to send us files. This was more for our clients who didn't know anything about the screen printing process. Once colors are in spot, they separate out pretty easily in Indesign printer settings. And to answer your other question, Vastex 2000hd 6/6 and we have a 4/4
Great video, thanks for taking the time to help us understand the process. The spot color was something new to me. I'll definitely do that going forward when I send creative to our vendor. Some feedback for you, the level on your background music track is a bit high so at times it's difficult to hear the instruction. All in all, a great video, thank you.
Hey greetings from Venezuela, have a good shop with good machines screen printers I'm also just do the same process that only more traditional home emulsion, but anyway I like your advice on many silkscreen hope you continue placing more videos .. thanks
Fourambition That's a nice little video...just got my first press... that's all I've got lol but it's my first step taken... nice video... might fire some questions your way sometime... thanks
@rochelle Renee, This was just as short video to show people who don't screen print what the process is like. We have a dark room we store screens squeegee side up. There's so many variables with what kind of exposure unit, mesh count, type of emulsion etc. Best way to know your exposure time is use a test strip. Flash drying is just so wet ink doesn't stick to back of screen, about 5 secs. Hope that answers some of your questions.
fourambition, woaooo I love it... You make look easy... I'm starting at my home, I have small machine, no bad for start... Thank you for your patiencie and show your tips
I love how you cut to the chase, great approach. I'd like to know about how to register accurately for 2 or 3 colors. Especially, how you know when to pull down your second and third screen so that they line up properly. Please advise if you can. Thanks.
We've never had a screen expose by leaving out prior the exposing. Granted, they are never out longer than a minute because im pretty quick about getting them lined up and in the exposure unit. May depend on type of emulsion you use but ours has to have that UV black light to properly expose
GREAT BREAKDOWN. Screen Printing is not a simple process. You make it look easy but in the end its a lot of work that people/customers just don't realize go into making a custom shirt.
Do most screen print shops retain the screen of their design or is it washed and discarded for the next design? Once the screens are created, that is the hard part right? From my inexperience it looks so...
Can someone tell me the quality difference between this method and using a printer with full range color printing and a heat press? Is this for bulk order processing? I feel like these 8-12 screen printing presses are too limited on color. I'm thinking about getting a home unit to make some swag for my channel and am confused as to what I should be considering.
It has to go through a RIP system when printing and there's more print settings in Indesign. Its just supposed to be done that way and thats the way I teach it in my intro-to-printing class
Dope video! got a question, i just recently bought a epson 1440 printer for transparencies. Could you make a video on how to print them, i've tried to print on transparencies so far and it just keeps saying the paper needs to be reloaded when i already have it in there smh.
I remember doing this in high school and it was my favorite class. Ended up going back multiple times to help too. Counselor made fun of this class because it would "drop the GPA", but I loved it.
Hi, Thank for the tips... Didn't see the emulsion step, how to know the exposure time, the light source step or how to store screens to dry emulsion. Do you have to use a darkroom to apply the emulsion... ? What type of light bulb...? How do you know how long to flash dry ...? How do you know how long to expose...? Love, Rochelle
God I still have nightmare of flash units and I haven't printed in 10 years. Printer were responsible for pulling their orders, shooting screens, screening, folding and boxing up their order so at least once a year especially when we were busy someone would accidentally forget to pull the flash. Thankfully I don't ever remember any pallets getting destroyed but we did have a few with some nice scotch marks. lol We had that exact press but our other 3 were Atlas presses.
I have a couple of questions: 1. Does the material of the shirts have to be polyester o can it be silks or cotton? 2. what is the ink made out off? 3. Do you have to wash the shirt when you finish the process of screen printing? 4. How long does the screen printed design stays in the shirt? 5. what is more economic to do screen printing or digital printing?
1 A: it can be any thing, even a jeans ! 2 A: most of the time water base 3 A: no you don't need wash the t shirt 4 A: depends on the paint quality , can be everlasting 5 A: Print Screen is more economic , the digital it is way far expensive !
Great video but i think you missed explaining how to apply the photoresist chemicals and how the vaccum developing machine works. It seems the screens you used where already prepared with photoresist and you just used the machine and washed them. I do have to say i like your tricks on lineing everything up and the washing part seems to be a regular nozzle no special pressure washer need.
How many presses do you have? If you don't mind me asking, what does your company net on average every month? I understand if you don't want to answer that question. I'm just trying to get an idea. For now I run my shop out of my garage with one press (6/4 Vastex V1000).
if you received a jpeg file that was not spot colored or if the measurements werent standard would there be anyway to resize the image before printing it or could the printer match the colors (as close as possible) in order to print (2 or 3 color image) ??
Our shop has vastex presses as well. Good presses. Why 4ambition doesn't use an auto flash is beyond me. They are always turning their flash by hand. Just curious. Other than that they do good work.
Ok, interesting film but I'm a complete novice and am unaware of how a lot of the processes work. I've always wanted to have a go as a hobby, giving me a creative outlet but I can't find any information that's basic enough for me. Would you please suggest how I proceed.
Anton Haq There's a book called printing tshirts for fun and profit. Basically a text book for screen printing and can give you all the insight and know how you would need
fourambition Very fast update, just managed to get a copy for £12 with postage, a good condition second hand copy. I'm delighted, a new one was £45! Thanks again.
curious is the water proof film a special type of printer paper or can you uses regular multipurpose paper. And is there a solution for laser printers if you don't have an inkjet? Also for the vaccum developing press what is it can you uses a regular uv lamp or florescence lamp? As i have the photoresist chemicals and screen printing ink but i am just trying to figure out how to print and develop the design on my mesh. I can develop the graphics design in software fine the issue is printing out the design and developing it. At the point of washing it down is the part i can do and beyond.
What's a good price to sell the shirts? (1 color, 2 color, 3 color, and 4 color).. Like buy so many get a discount? How much does it take to make the shirt for you and how much do you charge.. The profit?
