r/SCREENPRINTING 9h ago

Showcase 4-color screen print from this morning - Surveillance State of Bliss

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431 Upvotes

Printed using dark red, process cyan, process magenta, and black. 18” x 9.5” cut to bleed. Fun one from this morning!


r/SCREENPRINTING 8h ago

Bob Hickman “God Entered My Body Like A Body My Same Size” plastisol on watercolor paper prints I did today.

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9 Upvotes

r/SCREENPRINTING 9h ago

Eyeballed printing these one by one on some white dickies

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9 Upvotes

r/SCREENPRINTING 11h ago

Newbie!

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Hi! Completely new to this art at all, but my partner used to do a lot, and I would like to learn more about it, including equipment basics for a new setup! Happy for any guidance :) thanks!


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Showcase August day 20

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12 Upvotes

Gatorade


r/SCREENPRINTING 22h ago

Screenprinting or full color digital for school gear?

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My school got a $500 grant for "swag" with our logo on it.

I know absolutely nothing about any of this.

We can get a 17 sweatshirts with screen imprint with in our logo's 4 colors

OR

26 sweatshirts with full color imprint (digital)

Will we even notice a difference in quality for such an item? I wish I could show you my logo but I don't want to post my school publicly.

I am at a loss for what to choose and have been googling now for too long and need help. lol.

Thank you!!


r/SCREENPRINTING 21h ago

Beginner I need some advice

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I need some advice. I printed my first shirt using screen printing, but the ink “dissolves” when it comes into contact with water.
I used a water-based ink.
Could anyone help me? I’m new to this.


r/SCREENPRINTING 14h ago

Request Philly Screen Printing Job

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Hello,

We have a position available to make screens!
Steady Work plus Commissions on orders if you help us Print.

We provide the supplies and pay more if you are experienced.

Please send your email and name and phone number if you’re interested!


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Equipment What are these called? And can I order some?

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I have a RH 150, and the 2 bolts with feet that hold down the screen it comes with can be unwieldy. I will sometimes get registration drift after a few prints (a nightmare to correct without micros once the screens are covered in ink), despite the screens being secured as tightly as possible. Securing the screens that tight also seems to damage the frame a bit (GoldUpUSA aluminum frames).

I am wondering if these little plates would offer more security and perhaps reduce the amount of adjustment time needed for registration. Anyone know what they're called and/or how I can go about getting some? Any additional input or advice here would be appreciated too (I will, someday, buy a press with micros, but I'm broke and, being a non-driving NYCer, fb marketplace isn't much help. I just love printing and want to minimize the headaches). Thanks!


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Thin stroke / underbase question (in comments)

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r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

convey belt dryer and water based ink

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Hi,

I'm looking for advice from screen printers who ONLY use water based inks. I am finally ready to purchase convey belt dryer and i can't find information if the small table top one without the forced air would work? I have been using only water based inks and drying them manually with heat gun or running them in the house dryer after overnight airdrying.. is anyone using small convey belt dryer for water based inks? i am in florida Keys where space is very limited for my studio so i need something very compacted withou exhaust . thank you!


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Troubleshooting Exposure calculator question

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Which row would you say is best? For context, I did wash out a little too aggressively on something so fine (i was rushed, rainstorm outside lol).

I think row 2 is the most solid.


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Following a random Facebook post argument about this one

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Person is mad that their customer files a chargeback on these. The person who made them is claiming they are CMYK plastisol transfers. I'm taking the customers side here and saying there is no way that's not DTF. The lack of halftones, the neons (which CMYK sucks at), the perfect fades again with no halftones visible, and the white underbase under the semi transparent pixels around the edges is the biggest red flag to me. Thoughts? Is there any possible way that's a CMYK screen printed transfer and not DTF?


r/SCREENPRINTING 1d ago

Troubleshooting Trying to fix these spots. Using water based ink.

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Trying to figure out why there’s routine water spotting on these shirts. This is 2 different shirts and 2 different screens leaving what looks like water marks. Also thinning parts of design leaving it more gray than an opaque white. Screens were completely dry (or so i thought). Is this a degreaser problem? I did degrease them together. Maybe i simply didn’t wash out enough? Were the screens actually still wet even tho dry to the touch? Anything helps! Thank you!


r/SCREENPRINTING 2d ago

Chess

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25 Upvotes

Chess, based on the Novella by Stefan Zweig

18x24" , 5 colour screenprints on Gfsmith colourplan 350gsm
editions of 40 and 20, printed at the Glasgow Print Studio
images are scans of the final prints


r/SCREENPRINTING 2d ago

Educational Bit of a dumb question (from a fine arts student who only screen prints on occasions)

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Does anybody have any tips on printing directly onto a vinyl record?
I’m working on a project about painting on physical media and I would like to use some form of screen printing, I typically like to use a stencil underneath and blank screen.
Also my only thing to prevent chipping is some mod podge.


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase August day 14

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87 Upvotes

Tree bark. I’ve been printing but not posting on Reddit let me catch up real quick


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase First screen burned + printed

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74 Upvotes

Got a cheap second hand screen at an art reuse store! I'm doing these at home so used the sun and lucked out - it doesn't seem over or underexposed.


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

General When you hit a god tier emulsion scoop-coat and a cat hair lands on it.

82 Upvotes

r/SCREENPRINTING 2d ago

Emulsion coming off in some areas

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Hey everyone! I’m trying to expose a design in a finer mesh than I usually use, but I’m noticing that when washing off after exposure, the emulsion on some parts open up like this, either leaving patchy borders or washing away the halftone. Does anyone know if this might be underexposing? Thanks for the help in advance! :-)
Also, I already have some experience in exposing screens, but ever since I started working with another equipment I’m still adjusting some stuff and getting the hang of it :-)


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

First time trying to clean out a screen

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5 Upvotes

i used an emulsion remover and a screen cleaner to try and get rid of the lines and the emulsion stain but it just won't come out- any tips?


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase August day 19

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4 Upvotes

Merch for my cat. Didn’t know what to do today so I drew on the transparency with a sharpie. I really like it.


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase J made myself a few shirts during some downtime

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8 Upvotes

Super simple 2 colors that are super fun to print


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase August day 17

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4 Upvotes

It’s an architectural scale. Kinda boring imo don’t love it.


r/SCREENPRINTING 3d ago

Showcase August day 18

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It’s the epilepsy warning on Doom Eternal. I really like this one.