How would you print this on black Ts?

[Prosperi-Tees]

Grayscale image on black shirts? Never done it and need advice.

[Ripcord]

I do these with a white underbase and then a black halftone overprint. Depending on the photo sometimes it looks great...other times it's grainier than I'd like.

[Prosperi-Tees]

A solid white underbase?

[mk162]

i would go 25lpi, 110 mesh and rock it.  J/K.

i would actually go with a 2 or 3 color white/gray combo.  you can get more detail that way.  and then blue too.

[Prosperi-Tees]

I need details on this MK. The only thing I ever done like this was a black ink on white shrt thru a 230 mesh. So if I could get some technical details that would be great.

[myseps]

1. halftone base
2. light grey
3. dark grey
4. top white
5. blue

[mk162]

Myseps, you would print blue after white?  would you flash that?  I would print blue before and try and get away without a flash.

[Sbrem]

I'm with myseps, flash after the 1/2 tone underbase and again under the highlight white, then blue. It could also be taken down to 2 whites and blue, but may not come out as well... obviously.

Steve

[JBLUE]

Same here. Blue last. Use the benefits of two whites under the blue to make it pop.

[3Deep]

 high mesh count for those halftones will stop the pic from looking so grainy 230 and up and one stroke the halftone greys.   Oh and hit the base once allso if possible you want a smooth surface to overprint your othe colors.

Darryl

[Socalfmf]

i would do this is 5-6 colors and use 355 mesh and a 230 underbase and make it look killer...

sam

[Prosperi-Tees]

Ok maybe I will talk them into white shirts. I only have 230s on hand. I dont know if I want to try and tackle it and have it look like crap and have to tell them I cant do it.

From what you guys are saying 3-5 colors high mesh counts?

[JBLUE]

Ok maybe I will talk them into white shirts. I only have 230s on hand. I dont know if I want to try and tackle it and have it look like crap and have to tell them I cant do it.

From what you guys are saying 3-5 colors high mesh counts?

Yes sir! On that Jav you would be better off using the 230 all the way around in my opinion.

[Ripcord]

I'd just underbase the white areas and overprint the halftone. Maybe use a dark gray rather than black for the overprint. You didn't mention how many shirts this is...If it's not a large run it may not be feasible to run it as 5 colors...

[Prosperi-Tees]

I'd just underbase the white areas and overprint the halftone. Maybe use a dark gray rather than black for the overprint. You didn't mention how many shirts this is...If it's not a large run it may not be feasible to run it as 5 colors...

Its a 100 piece run. So in your scenario are you thinking just 2 colors? What mesh counts? 230?