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I'm new to Sim Process Seps but I want to print this:

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Itsa Little CrOoked:
I'm a little unclear sometimes, about when to do a grayscale, simpro, index or whatever. The lions share of my work is spot color seps, with some halftones.

It will be across the back with the image shown about 3.3" high at the extreme left end of the design.

I need some advice.

tonypep:
Just so I'm clear..the image to be printed is 3.3" high?

Itsa Little CrOoked:
Yes, Tony

About 3.3" high for the image I provided. The text elements that are not visible continue off toward the right. Could be just a skoche over 3.3 on final.

tonypep:
OK at that size I would walk away. It's highly improbable you would achieve acceptable results. If you do try use a professional separator for best results. For me at normal size to achieve a good res print (on a dark shirt) I'd need at least 4 screens. Suppose it's possible on a white shirt but again at that size the dot gain is going to kill you. D-Dan for instance can compensate for this and that can help. Suppose it depends on what the client expects.
tp

Frog:

--- Quote from: tonypep on April 13, 2012, 12:18:35 PM ---OK at that size I would walk away. It's highly improbable you would achieve acceptable results. If you do try use a professional separator for best results. For me at normal size to achieve a good res print (on a dark shirt) I'd need at least 4 screens. Suppose it's possible on a white shirt but again at that size the dot gain is going to kill you. D-Dan for instance can compensate for this and that can help. Suppose it depends on what the client expects.
tp

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I constantly have to educate clients on the nature of halftone dots. They understand the concept of when looking at a photo in a book or newspaper under a magnifying glass, that the "grays" are actually just smaller black dots. The next step is explaining that we shirt printers, for the most part, don't get the luxury of dots that require a magnifying glass.

The final step, is what you touched upon, the fact that if we have the same lpi (or dots to an inch in their mind), it means that the usual front chest reduced size version of their print, will be made up of many fewer dots, and therefore lack the detail and nicely graduated tonal changes of the full sized image.

In this instance, it may not be a deal breaker, but all the cards need to be laid out to reduce the risk of disappointment over the results.

I'm doing a similar job and am adding the (also) small photo as a transfer.

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