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[Illustrator] - What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
Hello there !
Could some one with experience explain me about this kind of Gradient as in the pictures attached in this thread.
1. Is this Plastisol ?
2. How do i create a gradient blend like this in illustrator to be printed on shirts / hoodies ?
3. Do i need Halftones ? ( i know how to create Halftones, the problem is when adding a a Gradient Blend there really dosnt seem to be a good tutorial for doing so in illustrator and if there is a sticky thread here with a good tutorial as the link here for doing it in Photoshop ( Halftone filters - .net magazine )
I must be Blind to not be able to find the good tutorial for Halftone Gradient Blend in Illustrator to a newbie. )
For example :
Has a Halftone Gradient, but how to do this Graphics effect in illustrator ?
So i could give the graphics to the Printer so he could print it on the textiles.
4. Could someone explain if you are going to print in water based Plastisol ( zero tacktick ) do you need Halftones or do you just add a normal Gradient with the Pantone colors and thats it ?
I´ve seen a lot of people who ask this same question, but there really isnt a good tutorial or a Clear explanation.
I hope you guys can figure this out for me so it would be easy for a newbie to understand and if someone has a link for a Gradient Halftone Tutorial would be just awesome !
Re: What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
Use the gradient tool but there are three colours rather than two, it's quite difficult to print.
If you use halftones you need to avoid moire by choosing your angles well, perhaps your printer will handle that.
Probably would do the white as a solid block, but you still need to set the gradient with either white or clear as a colour.
Re: What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
The first one is made with index color. You can see it on the wormy dots dither.
The others look like "fractal noise", a filter similar to Adobe's clouds (and difference clouds).
In some programs it's called "plasma".
You can find such filters in programs like Inkscape, Gimp and Image Magic.
Maybe you can get it as a plug in to Adobe's programs.
I have no experience with Adobe's "gradient mesh", maybe it can make something similar.
Re: What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
Thanks for the nice answers but the main points are still open, would be nice to get answers to those. I do have tried to search information specially on this forum, been browsing a lot of pages, but couldnt find nothing,
Re: What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
1. looks like it! could also be water based inks.
2. with the gradient tool.
3. for gradients you do need half tones.
"Could someone explain if you are going to print in water based Plastisol ( zero tacktick ) do you need Halftones or do you just add a normal Gradient with the Pantone colors and thats it ?"
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Thank you guys but yes i was wondering also how do i separate in illustrator ? If i make a gradient with the gradient tool, how do i make a gradient with halftones in illustrator ? I didnt understand this part at all ....
Re: What kind of Gradient is this ? ( Quality pictures include ! )
@tsoini3 - I think I understand what you're asking. If I do, I had the same question for the longest time, and never quite new where to find the answer or how to ask until I worked for an apparel company.
Your gradients, WILL be printed on your medium using halftones. However when designing in Illustrator, you do not need to make halftone patterns. The gradient tool works.
You achieve the halftones when printing your separations. Illustrator along with a POSTSCRIPT printer will be needed to achieve a printed separation with halftones. The settings are set in the printers dialog box. If you do not have a postscript, or you are not planning on printing the separations yourself, you do not need to worry about it. Just design your file using pantones, and you should be fine to hand it over to a screen printer.
If you are wanting to make your own separations, and you do not have a post-script printer, you're pretty much out of luck. (That is if you are wanting any form of gradient) You can try asking your local screen printer if you could watch their production artist for a day. You never know, you may come across a friendly shop owner who likes helping newcomers out. You might even land a gig or two.
If you do have a postscript printer, you should be able to manually change the setting in the output dialog box. It's been a little while since I've had to actually make separations, so you may want to ask someone else for help who would be more familiar with your printer/rip system.
If you google a variety of strings, "screen print separations", "illustrator spot separations", and any other string you can think of, you should find more than enough free videos online to help with HOW to make your separations.
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to SadMonkeyDesign ;
Ahaaaaa.....now i get it then ! And yes you did understand my question perfectly ! I will start to google now to see what else i can learn now that i have the Biggest answer i was looking for , it was really making me upset to not understand ... thank you !
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Fade on shirts looks to smooth. I think it was a different technique- maybe mixed colors in the screen- stroked once to give a unique effect.
Could be halftones, but I dont see any.
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Originally Posted by brianmot
1. looks like it! could also be water based inks.
2. with the gradient tool.
3. for gradients you do need half tones.
"Could someone explain if you are going to print in water based Plastisol ( zero tacktick ) do you need Halftones or do you just add a normal Gradient with the Pantone colors and thats it ?"
are you asking about how to color separate gradients?
I was reading this and I noticed that the truck has several colors. Did the process include having the light colors first and then dropping the black on everything or what it a different process.
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