How to Screen Print: What are Halftones?

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11 жыл бұрын

After a lot of questions on our Facebook page we are proud to finally answer with this video that discusses what halftones are and how they're made. Enjoy!
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@Bonesph 4 жыл бұрын

2 and a half minutes in I understand better then I did watching other videos. Thanks.

@joeystickfigure2371 10 жыл бұрын

You are a good teacher. I like your online videos,very clear and concise, Easy for a beginner to understand.

@GinoZump 3 жыл бұрын

I think he speaks too fast and zooms-in too little to see the details and differences

@MrFred4982 8 жыл бұрын

Really cool videos. I like your way to explain and share your stuff. Thanks for doing it !

@Ryonet 8 жыл бұрын

+MrFred4982 Awesome, thanks for watching! :)

@teabagNBG 5 жыл бұрын

im about to get me a gerber printer, i been searching for informations about halftones for the last two hours im glad i found you

@113dmg9 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks!

@JonPeroutka 8 жыл бұрын

Great explanation for a newbie. This answered a lot of my questions with halftones.

@Ryonet 8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Peroutka thank you so much for watching! :)

@FragileBranch 11 жыл бұрын

Great explanation! Do you guys happen to have that halftone test sheet available as a PDF download?

@Ryonet 11 жыл бұрын

good plan

@Ryonet 11 жыл бұрын

We actually had to print out all of those gradients on the film one at a time, once using Accurip and once not using accurip. So if we provided you with the tech sheet you would need Accurip to try it out. Do you have Accurip yet?

@alexisbendelamousseauchocolat 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ryan!

@Ryonet 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video!! Reach out anytime. 💚

@briandrum1 10 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. I've been using photoshop myself to manually output halftoned dots for 2-3 years for my automatic. I have yet to run into an issue where the screen didn't burn/print properly. It takes some serious fiddling around w/ to get it right, but when you do, you'll be good to go from that point forward! In case you're wondering, I'm using the Epson 1430 to output my films and CS6 to create the art.

@tonypspokertable2728 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, I purchased your accurip software and using the artisan 1430 printer, for some reason my half tone dots are being washed out. I'm using a 305 yellow mesh for 4 color process but can't get past this part of the process. Please Help

@bbd1254 5 жыл бұрын

The vacuum in the exposure unit should get to 50lbs or 15 lbs?

@Ryonet 11 жыл бұрын

if you got to menu and setup you can print a test sheet.

@andyhanschen 10 жыл бұрын

can i ask? what if our halftone is 45 LPI.. thats mean we need 180 mass screen?

@Ryonet 11 жыл бұрын

We us Epson printers with the Accurip driver.

@niel5313 7 жыл бұрын

Nice Topic..Good Teaching skills... can i have a copy of that graph? tnx..

@tsjoao 10 жыл бұрын

hi there...any epson printer gonna work with the acurip? for example the T1110 series? thanks a lot with your videos.

@Ryonet 10 жыл бұрын

Not right now

@lifeanddecay 10 жыл бұрын

Nice shirt :D

@franciscoreyes4121 3 жыл бұрын

Can I print with a canon 7855? I’m New to this.

@FragileBranch 11 жыл бұрын

Ahh - no, I'm still doing my halftones manually via Photoshop or GIMP. Once I upgrade to a multi-color press though, I'll probably be investing in a good RIP too.

@gacyx6802 10 жыл бұрын

I am from Buffalo. Where do I get that shirt? And A Seahawks fan! I have seen some cool hawks shirts too. Do you sell them?

@Ryonet 10 жыл бұрын

We don't sell them, sorry. =/

@NativosMimis 11 жыл бұрын

what kind of printer you use to make halftones, or that question is what kind of printer you use for screenprinting

@dnlrz 8 жыл бұрын

Could I print halftones on a 156 mesh screen with RyOpaque ink?

@Ryonet 8 жыл бұрын

+OfficialDRuiz you absoltely can! Thanks for asking! You may need to reduce the ink a bit if it isn't going through the mesh, but it will make the ink much lighter to the touch since it's going through a higher mesh. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@ant5747 5 жыл бұрын

How did this workout for you ?! I'm very eager in leveling up my mesh count and I'm concerned I'll buy something less useful than I need.

@heatgraphics 7 жыл бұрын

cold water or warm water when washing out halftone screens

@Ryonet 7 жыл бұрын

Both will do great, but I would err on the colder side. Pressure is the most important aspect :)

@pedrovieira5 10 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to expose halftones with a 500W lamp?

@Ryonet 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as you have the correct amount of positive contact and dial the correct exposure times in. You'll need to run tests to dial exposure times in and that can take awhile to get desired results. Keep in mind that you'll never get the high quality that you'll get with an actual exposure unit so tread lightly during paid production as this method doesn't offer consistent results. We offer an exposure unit for 16X20 starting at 199. www.screenprinting.com/screen-printing-equipment/exposure-units/aluminum-uv-screen-exposure-unit-16x20.html#.UxeyGaWuJF4

@pedrovieira5 10 жыл бұрын

Ryonet But shipping to Portugal is very expensive, and have to pay taxes too :s

@footiesthecatyt5474 5 жыл бұрын

So half tone is like shades?

@Ryonet 5 жыл бұрын

It can be used to imitate a shade by using dot patterns.

@freedomdesign5313 5 жыл бұрын

I HAVE A LESARJET PRINTER HP LESARJET M706n. I CANNOT SETUP IT PROPERLY FOR GETTING SCREEN PRINTING HALFTONES. CAN U HELP ME PLEASE. IT HAS A UNIVERSAL POSTSCRIPT DRIVER. BUT THE DRIVER CANNOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN I PRINT FROM ILLUSTRATOR CC>PRINT>OUTPUT>SEPARETION(HOSTBASED). PLEASE HELP ME.

@Ryonet 5 жыл бұрын

That's definitely a conversation for one of our success team members. Give us a call at (800) 314.6390 and we can help you out real quick!

@freedomdesign5313 5 жыл бұрын

@@Ryonet i lives in Bangladesh. so i cant call you. if you can please give a suggestion.

@Ryonet 5 жыл бұрын

Ok! I will forward your question onto our success team and they will get you an answer/suggestion here in a day or two.

@freedomdesign5313 5 жыл бұрын

@Courtney Stake freedomdesign12@gmail.com

@freedomdesign5313 5 жыл бұрын