Discharge Printing
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:11 pm
Hello All,
I read an article in the magazine Printwear on water-based printing. I know water-based inks are used on light colored shirts, and discharge water-based inks are used on dark colored shirts. The discharge removes the initial t-shirt color and replaces it with another water-based ink. What I've seen is pretty cool. The colors pop on black. Color is challenging, especially when the brand says 100% cotton, but then doesn't behave like 100% cotton and more like a 50/50 mix.
This is my question. I saw a picture in the article of a black shirt with gradient wings (predominately yellow with orange gradient tips). There was gray and blue in the design which could easily be discharged since they're a single color each. How do you do a gradient print in discharge? 1. Print the yellow with discharge and flash it to start the curing, and then do an orange gradient in water based? 2. Clear discharge print it, flash to cure it, and then do wet on wet water-based yellow followed by orange? 3. Clear discharge it, flash to cure it, and then print it with reduced to water-based consistency plastisol?
G'Day,
Art_Maverick
I read an article in the magazine Printwear on water-based printing. I know water-based inks are used on light colored shirts, and discharge water-based inks are used on dark colored shirts. The discharge removes the initial t-shirt color and replaces it with another water-based ink. What I've seen is pretty cool. The colors pop on black. Color is challenging, especially when the brand says 100% cotton, but then doesn't behave like 100% cotton and more like a 50/50 mix.
This is my question. I saw a picture in the article of a black shirt with gradient wings (predominately yellow with orange gradient tips). There was gray and blue in the design which could easily be discharged since they're a single color each. How do you do a gradient print in discharge? 1. Print the yellow with discharge and flash it to start the curing, and then do an orange gradient in water based? 2. Clear discharge print it, flash to cure it, and then do wet on wet water-based yellow followed by orange? 3. Clear discharge it, flash to cure it, and then print it with reduced to water-based consistency plastisol?
G'Day,
Art_Maverick