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printing a shadow effect

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3Deep:
To get that solid color look your going to need a different shade of ink of the color your using, which if you do the all the art like that your looking at about 10 colors (10 screens) a press that will handle 10 colors plus.  With that being said that's why a lot of us use halftones to blend and make shades of colors so we don't have so many screens for that job.

screenxpress:

--- Quote from: 3Deep on January 12, 2023, 04:27:15 PM ---To get that solid color look your going to need a different shade of ink of the color your using, which if you do the all the art like that your looking at about 10 colors (10 screens) a press that will handle 10 colors plus.  With that being said that's why a lot of us use halftones to blend and make shades of colors so we don't have so many screens for that job.

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Go big or go halftones, lol.  Whatever makes the customer (and your checkbook) happy.

blue moon:

--- Quote from: OhNoPrinting on January 12, 2023, 08:45:08 AM ---Hey.

Maybe it is really clear and I just dont get it, but I am stuck how to print this effect:



In comic illustration you got often have a shadow effect to give depth. (like on the bun) In illustrator I just overlay with transparency but when i try to think how to make screens, do i use an extra color each time or do i somehow "create" the other color (I tried it manually with the dots)

And how is the process of "creating" the extra color: do i just take the bun (2 colors) and let photoshop create halftones and then the size of the halftones create the color effect?

I hope this makes sense at all..

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on the bun... you could print the light ten/yellow in the bright spots and print the darker brown on the darker part. Area in the middle you could print with both yellow and brown (wet on wet so it blends better). That will give you a color in between just like you need and it would not have any halftones.
the ink deposit will have to be thin or it will smear when you print the top color. Imagine closing the waffle iron, all the excess just overflows. Same would happen with ink, you'd lose all the crisp lines.
but yes, doable without halftones.
pierre

screenxpress:
Without halftones, I think I count 8 colors.  Did I miscount?

OhNoPrinting:
Found a screenprinting video which illustrates the effect of overprinting:

 

Color order: black -> white -> yellowish -> green.. and the green goes over the white and it creates two shades of "solid" green.

I really admire how simple equipment in screen printing can still bring great results.

Here the video: (relevant time from 13.10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThkGz69skvU

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