Author Topic: Need Help!! HOw would you print this  (Read 954 times)

Offline XG Print

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Need Help!! HOw would you print this
« on: June 19, 2017, 07:54:54 AM »
We are primarily a spot color shop and have a really good customer wanting some shirts done that I think are going to have to be done 4 color process.  How would you print this logo on white shirts.  I would love to give this a shot because I do not want to send this customer out.  Anybody out there that I could pay for separations and advice if we go forward with this?  Not going to be but about 50 pcs. Thanks
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Offline Colin

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Re: Need Help!! HOw would you print this
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2017, 09:10:19 AM »
You will want to go sim process to nail some of those colors properly... But it can be done with cmyk if your customer is ok with color shift.

I can sep it along with several other extremely qualified people on this message board.
Been in the industry since 1996.  5+ years with QCM Inks.  Been a part of shops of all sizes and abilities both as a printer and as an Artist/separator.  I am now the Ink and Chemical Product Manager at Ryonet.

Offline Prince Art

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Re: Need Help!! HOw would you print this
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2017, 02:07:33 PM »
I think that's a great candidate for CMYK, as long as the customer doesn't have to have exact colors.

Have you done CMYK much/ever before? It's not our bread & butter, but this Mark Coudray article helped me get a good enough grasp of it to offer it within a limited scope. (Basically, we'll do it for high-color count, non-color-critical jobs.)
https://printwearmag.com/features/separations-four-color-process-printing

A lot of people disparage CMYK, but I actually enjoy it. (Maybe because I have a relaxed client base; I wouldn't want to do it for exacting customers.) I love watching the colors build up, then all come together as the black goes down.

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