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What's the "best" way to control your gain-o-dots?

Squeegee angle
Squeegee speed
squeegee presure
Squeegee durometer
off contact of screen to substrate
Sharpen your squeegee!
quit feeding your dots McDonalds
Squint
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Offline Artelf2xs

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Re: Best way to control dot gain
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2011, 02:09:21 PM »
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Before computers, dot gain was controlled with exposure calculators and duplication of film or in the creation of the art.

you still don't get it.. dot gain was compensated for  with the exposures... you canot control dot gain on the film as it does not take place there!
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Offline yorkie

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Re: Best way to control dot gain
« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2011, 04:50:46 PM »
Press gain is NEVER controlled on press!
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Re: Best way to control dot gain
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2011, 08:23:27 PM »
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Press gain is NEVER controlled on press!
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All-righty then... Thanks for playing.

But SERIOUSLY :o ::) Serious?
That's got to be  up there with one of the most obtuse statements I think I've ever head somebody make.






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Re: Best way to control dot gain
« Reply #33 on: June 14, 2011, 09:47:13 AM »
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