Why you struggle with the design process, take these steps

No matter what you do, keep your bases covered. Taino Ink, a screen printer for 12 years, says communication is key in the process. The quality of artwork your're given will affect how the artwork turns out on thegarment.

[@samfrito]

Good video to keep me smiling. Your words are always full of great points. Thanks J!

[@matiashayes5522]

What is your exposure time with that led emulsion

[@tainoink]

Try 15 to 20 seconds. Depends on the mesh count and the humidity of your shop.

[@celticmandoplayer]

Where did you see/hear Riley Hopkins?! I know he sold his company to Ryonet some years back and he's no kid, more like he retired from building presses. ( I bought one from him locally, Gig Harbor, WA, before he sold). Anyway, Please let me know because I'd love to follow him! Just surprised.....thanks

[@tainoink]

Read it on screenprinting.com website.

[@celticmandoplayer]

@@tainoink thanks for getting back to me and I checked the link, but couldn't find where Ryonet had a link for Riley Hopkins. You know I mean the guy, Riley, right? I know they sell the Riley Hopkins presses. They bought his company some years back when he retired and closed his biz. thanks again

[@alcapone8038]

Time is money.

[@georgelopezdesigns2600]

When someone sends me a rasterized image like a jpeg, I tell them that those kind of images are great for paper print but not for screen printing. I then tell them to watch the movie "Pixels" starring Adam Sandler to further educate them on pixelation and rasterized files and why they are horrible for screen printing. If it still goes on deaf ears and fails, I tell them it will be a "Paid In Full", "Non-Refundable" work order and that the image on their garments will not be guaranteed to look good what so ever. Of course, I also tell them that I can re-create their artwork and make it a Vectorized file for a fee.

[@tainoink]

Thank you. 😊 I'm going to watch the movie Pixels tonight.

[@Dreday_2k7]

Me: please send artwork in a .ai or .eps file
Customer: yes, I have .ai and .eps file; no problem
Me: opens the file, no vector lines, just jpg/png files in the file 💀

[@tainoink]

That's what I go through every time. Thank you for supporting the channel 🙂