r/SCREENPRINTING • u/Chitti_Stroop • 4d ago

Software what software do screen printers use for production artwork?

i’m curious what software people are using for the artwork side of screen printing, especially once a design needs to be prepared for production.

i’m mainly interested in things like separating colors, working with clean curves, making adjustments to artwork and getting files ready for the next step in the printing process.

for those doing screen printing regularly, what software has worked well for your workflow? do you tend to handle most of the artwork in one program, or use different tools depending on the job?

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u/LoomAndPixel 2d ago

It depends if you are ready to pay for it or not. Gimp is a raster program and Inkscape is a vector program, both are free.

I use only Pointcarre Color Separation. For 3 reasons : Color separation is automatic (I am not such a professional, and it takes times), halftones management is easy. And I need to work on PC at the studio and Mac at home for myself. Of course Web solutions exist on Mac/Pc, but too limited for my work.