How to Screen Print Halftones "Step By Step"
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2022
- In this episode I will walk you through my process of how I screen print halftone, I will share all the steps from preparing the files on photoshop to supplies needed to screen print. Hope you enjoy!!
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Supply List:
180 Mesh Screen - This is the one I use
Speedball Diazo Photo Emulsion
Speedball Diazo Sensitizer - Mix with emulsion
Scoop Coater - Used to coat screen with emulsion
Speedball Diazo Light Kit - For burning your design into the screen
Squeegee - To spread ink onto the screen.
Fabric Screen Printing Ink
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Great video. Just a heads up.. there's a formula for calculating your dot frequency.
Take your screen mesh count and divide by 4.5 to get your dot frequency.
Ex. Mesh 180 ÷ 4.5 = 40 (dot frequency)
That tip has saved me pulling out my hair many times. This formula gets you in the ballpark pretty quick and can play around with.
Thanks for sharing this, I’ll definitely use it in my process
what does mesh 180 mean if u don't mind explaining
@@yanikking9304 I'll try my best to explain. When you buy a screen each screen has a certain amount of silk threading to it. Screen Mesh can be rated from 40 (maybe a tad lower) to in the 300s. So.. the difference between that 40 to 300 range is the spacing between those threads. A screen with 40 mesh has more space between each thread, this results in allowing more ink, thicker ink, or a specialized ink to pass through. The downside to a low mesh count is that due to the spacing, the screen can't hold detail or tiny halftone dots. Now a screen mesh in the 300s is super tight, and is only often used for very high detailed prints and halftone images. I love using 110 to 180 mesh counts, they allow you to get great results and nice prints. If you go to a silkscreen supply site or just starting off, start with a simple design, block letters, and a 110 mesh count screen. DO NOT JUMP RIGHT INTO HALFTONES. (I'm sure there will be people on here that claim they started right off with halftones) Also, just hit a quick Google search of.. "what does screen mesh count look like" and you should be able to find some visuals between the different mesh counts. Once you see the difference between the counts, it helps you picture the process.
In this case then if you have a lower mesh you just change the dot frequency and can leave the angle settings at 45 degrees?
@@blakekroeger3517 correct. The angle settings are only critical when doing a process print, the angle of each screen determines how the dots will lie on the print.
I’m glad you showed it in this manner. A lot of people will just show you the file set up but rarely the physical output. Prints came out great 🤙🏼
Most time the streaks or cause from you letting the ink fall back on the area of the design on the screen before you lift it Up, make sure the print area is clear of ink and no ink is falling back in design area of the screen before you lift up the screen.
Appreciate your feedback!!
I just started doing screen printing myself and after watching a few videos i realized i live DOWN THE STREET from your store! how cool! thanks for all the knowledge
LOVED THIS!
I also had a go at screenprinting in my youth. It might be worth a read...
When I came out of the army in the mid 1970s, I got a job in Quality Control in a factory canning Coca Cola. I'd previously been to art college and, being good at drawing, I tended to show off with it and word got around. I was asked to design a logo for the local fishing club, which I did and they liked.
Now here comes the fun bit:
The club "invested" in 23 white tee shirts and asked if I would draw the logo on each of the tee shirts WITH A SHARPIE. I pointed out that (a) no I freakin well couldn't and (b) even if I could, it would be cheaper to have them professionally printed. "Ah no..." came the response. "We spent all the petty cash on the tee shirts. We were kinda hoping you'd do it for nothing... it IS local after all..." (now, if anyone from the Yorkley & District Angling Club based in the Forest of Dean, UK happens to be reading this, here's a bit of the club's history I bet you weren't told about...).
You know the old formulaic movie plot... small town guy gets confronted with a challenge and, against all odds manages to turn the challenges to his advantage and builds up a multinational enterprise... WELL THIS WASN'T ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
I had only briefly touched upon screenprinting before I dropped out of college to join the army. Back in the '60s, art training still included the very basics to begin with. In terms of screenprinting, this meant stretching a wooden frame with cotton organza and making our own photo-emulsion with gelatin and and sodium dichromate, a pretty orange (and highly toxic) crystalline chemical that remained soluble in water until exposed to light. I'd got as far as making a screen, coating it with the emulsion, exposing it and washing it out before I decided to pop into the Army Recruitment Center. I'd never taken a print from my screen.
Fast forward to 1974, first Mortgage, new baby and I've decided to give this hare-brained scheme a go. Okay, I couldn't remember the name of the screen fabric so I experimented with my wife's nylon tights (as a screen fabric, not as a fashion statement). I probably don't need to describe how well that went. "Why don't you get a book on it?" my wife, Anne suggested. "No. I can figure this out!" I insisted. Anyway, I had to pay for the book I got from the library because I spilled sodium dichromate on it but, at least, I was using the right fabric (well, cotton organza). I was already accustomed to stretching canvases so that part wasn't a problem, I had the emulsion so the rest would obviously be plain sailing. What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a lot as it happened.
The book was written in 1943 and serigraphy was still in its infancy... I'm also guessing that window cleaning squeegees (recommended by the book) were a lot more robust then. An old floor squeegee from the factory and cut down to fit the screen did the job.
Finally, the moment had come! After weeks of trial and error... (even more error than I've described here), I was finally ready to pull my first print (on paper, of course). You know that magical moment when you can't even see the unstained emulsion on the virgin screen and you pull a squeegee for the first time and see your design magically appear behind the squeegee. I was hooked at that point... for a while.
The name of the Factory was Carters so there was "Carters' Cowboys" skittle team which was the first gig to actually turn a profit and a number of small local interest designs that ticked over well and, by the end of 1975, I was setting my sights on bigger fish... the Queen's 1977 Silver Jubilee. I started stock-piling tee shirts and, although the 'official' design had not yet been announced, I had designed my own unofficial design requiring only two screens (red & blue). It was not exactly kosher but, as I wasn't infringing the official design, it wasn't strictly illegal either. I was amazed at how quickly the shirts were selling and 1976 wasn't even over yet. I had two major points in my favour: I was local to the Forest of Dean Which covered a fairly large area of several villages a large market town (Coleford) and two other large towns (Cinderford & Lydney). The other advantage was that Forest of Dean folk are passionately supportive of their own and mercilessly critical of anyone from outside the area. I had a massive captive market. The official Jubilee design, though more intricate and decorative than mine, didn't get a look-in.
Word got around and, as I did my rounds collecting samples around the factory (remember the factory?) for testing, I was also collecting orders and delivering shirts that were done. I seemed to be selling exclusively to people working at the factory. I didn't realise the factory had so many staff but who's counting? Well, I wasn't for sure.
We had made a lot of cash by May 1977. Street parties were planned in the Forest of Dean for June 6th. Our stock was running low so I decided to blow the lot on bulk purchasing tee shirts and screen ink. We booked a large stall to sell all our tee shirts. Each shirt had to be printed, dried and ironed for 3 minutes each to fix the dye... and there were a LOT of shirts.
At last, the day arrived. Us stall holders were there by 5:00am to set up and lay out stock. I was gratified to see that I was the only one selling tee shirts. It was so well attended. People turned up by the hundreds... virtually all of them already wearing one of my tee shirts. I had saturated my own market! I sold 3 tee shirts on the day.
I finally used the last of our 'silver jubilee' dusters polishing cloths and paint rags in September 1992. I kind of went off it after that.
What I love about this, is how raw it is. The screen printing of the Ali shirts on the floor with an overall print. That's some artistry right there!
@@diddypopdiddy Si
Love how you showed us behind the scene footage and the trial and error process to show us everything is not perfection. Appreciate the video!! 🔥
I'm really thankful for your teachings! 🙏🏾
Brema is very soft-spoken. I'm also inspired! thank you, brema!
When I had a T shirt company in the 70s
we experimented with half tones
we were one of the first ones to
do that on T shirts ..all by hand
No photoshop in the 70s
How did you guys do that without photoshop??
Great video my man! You had me worried printing black halftones through a 200 mesh but it looks like you got it working in the end. I always go 230-256 especially with black because it's so low viscosity. Thanks for sharing with the world to show what us printers do 💪
Forever thankful for you and these videos - constant inspiration
Appreciate your shared experience Brema. McLogan rocks too.
Most print shops these days are like farmers, they buy a piece of equipment for every little job. This is how it is done. You use what you have to do the job. I have been printing for over 30 years. I have done everything. I have cut number stencils, by hand, out of paper and printing through the cut out, exposing screens in the sun, building boards or a jigs, printing with hinges attached to a table. I like your straight forward, raw, natural approach. Keeping it real.
❤ Thanks for the tips on screen printing grayscale images. I’m trying to do a simple art print from a photo and this should be my next steps after mastering the basics and getting my right in photoshop
Thank you for this video fr ! I’ve been trying to figure out how people print with shading for a minute now, super helpful as always
Thank you for continuing to make videos, I try to follow you when I can because I like your style. And I'm still kind of new to screen printing. But have been doing t shirts since 2010 til now. Still exploring new ways of doing t-shirts. Thanks again!!
when you finally screenprinted it on an actual tshirt, i smiled. good stuff bro.
Thank you Brema, that was so insightful !!
Deserves subscription, useful tips and ideas, straight forward approaches, thanks!
Great video! love the studio too! Tons of natural light!
I'm so lucky to have stumbled upon your channel! It just so happens I am planning on starting up myself so I am literally going to be watching all of your videos a million times lol.
Beautiful shirts!!! Thank you for sharing your workflow!
the paradigm of screen printing. great man
*_Brema_* Salute keep applying pressure🗣 appreciate you sharing with us !!!!!!!!!!!💯
Yo Brema ! your always killing it. just a little art tip if you end up seeing a moire pattern (give it a google if ya dont know what im talking about) that shows up set your dot angle to 23.5. just helps that kinda patter your eyes see go away. but also if thats the vibe your going for to then thats totally chill to. as a production printer its dope to see you diving in it as an art and doign these big allover stuff and cool placements. keep crushing it - squints
Joke apart this guy is the best content creator when it comes to anything branding... like bro you understand every single steps.... thank you such much brother
Yea bro, I appreciate your videos! Your content is dope and i peep your techniques! I’m about to start screen printing myself and just wanted to let you know you helped out a lot 🤙🏾
Thank you for sharing Brema
to me its the fact you throwing down the latter for us is so tough .. you will always win !!
That was great, I used to do silkscreen print at college but that was a long time ago, this is very inspiring and doing stuff on the floor reminds me of how Warhol did his prints.
This video inspired me to start putting my artwork on shirts. Thank you
Thank you for showing your process
Instant THANK YOU! Exactly I looked for.
Thank you brother videos are amazing and helpful. Unfinished legacy graphic designs are 🔥🔥🔥
This is just the video I needed. Thank you so much!
Great video mate, really enjoyed watching and learnt a lot!
That camera print looks beautiful!
Awesome set up, thank you for the video!
thank you so much bro this made me understand screen printing even more, much love
I love your tutorials bro Be Blessed
This was a dope explanation thank you
thank you so much brema. so sincere.hope one day i can make somthing like you did
Amazing work master.
Love your art my mentor👌❤️ keep it blazing 🔥🔥🔥
I Love what you're doing bro!
Thanks 😊
Thankyou, great work, ready to watch more tutorial!
You are an Inspiration!! Thank You!! 🙌🙌🙌
Thanks dude, you’re so talented.
The best video I have seen so far & proper graded halftone too rather than a generic dot pattern
Cool! Keep the good work Brema.
Super dope video brother loving the content. Super helpful. Keep up the good work
hella dope work! glad I found this channel.
This is terrific. Thank you!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER FOR SHARING THIS! ❤
So helpful and so chill. Thank you for showing the process, and showing that it's not always right out of the gate perfect. What kind of paper are you doing your test prints on? I'm just starting out with my son, and showing him printing huge shirts, button downs and basically everything...that's so awesome and so freeing to just...print, and make it yours.
Definitely motivated me to try and do this with one of my designs
another great video! your killin it!
I love the art part of this work
Hello you do great work l have been printing for 20 years and l still fine new things, in printing to do. Keep it up!
ay bro, your posts are always on my ig homepage and they're all cool, and your work is on my youtube page again. love your work mate
Bro you're giving me too much vibes and inspiration
Fire asf brema, you doing great work brotha
Excellent work!
this was good thankyou!!! and thanks for putting good tunes in it too
You inspire me so much❤️
Thank you so much for doing this!
Can not believe i get to watch this for free
Thank you very much!
So inspired man thank you!
2 thangzz!!! I LOVE BUTTERFLIEZ TOOO🦋🦋🦋.. second. This def helped in convincing me that ill fullJOY doing screen print. Was undecided on heat press or embroidery, and this is ny 3rd video of u and SCREEN printing is for ME .. give thanks fr jamaica my fa sho bredda🇯🇲💜🦋🍃
always killing it 🔥🔥
I appreciate you man fr. I love the videos they are really inspiring me and I hope I get to your stage in the future. :)
Amazing man love this 🖤
BREMA!!!! Speechless 😶
Good work Bro! From Nigeria
Thank for putting cambodia song ❤ and really thank for all information
Thank you for the great video
bro id love to come visit you at your shop and see your process. rn I run a 6 color Manuel and 12 color auto using plastisol and plasticharge for that soft burn in feel. love what your doing. keep it up
Always the best music on your vids as well ...
thank you honestly this is my dream job
Wow Amazing Video! Amazing Energy!
Thank you so much for this kind of content! Really appreciate the help
Love these videos!
if you press the view tab on the toolbar on photoshop and press “Rulers” it’ll bring up a ruler to measure designs. ctrl + R is the shortcut
you're the man Brema!! "stay hungry"
Keep it up bro smooth nice elements
Here's a tip man, to avoid those streak patterns, try to clear the stencil properly right after you press the ink (Dont leave any ink on top of the stencil)
thank you great guide
Watching a Brema video always reminds me get tf to work 😤
Again Brema You are an Extraordinary very talented young man with a lovely personality I was looking at another one of your videos where you tour a business that makes t-shirts it was nice to see how t-shirts are maid I enjoy your videos thank you and be well.
brema you are my savior
You are on our hearts brother.
Sick this is definitely my new hobby
i would looove to spend my days learning this craft
This is amazing inspirational 💚🙏🏽
bruh I NEED that ALI tee, too clean 🔥
perfect timing thanks
Nice work sir
i loved the basquiat one, nice
Super helpful video dude!