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How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?



 
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Old July 21st, 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:56:29 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?

I'm having trouble making this image look detailed. I want to make this image detailed, and make it white on a black shirt. Can someone give me instructions on making this image halftone on photoshop, and what mesh count I should use, thanks in advance.


 
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Default Re: How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?

What is the finest halftone that you can print?
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Default Re: How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?

what does that mean?
 
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Default Re: How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?

Uh oh...

Pick up a magazine or newspaper and look at it under a magnifying glass. You will see the image is actually made up of little dots of varying sizes. When you step back, the dots will optically blend to fool your brain into thinking it sees continuous tones. That a halftone.

Halftones are printed at a specific linescreen, usually something within the printer's capability. At our shop, our default line screen is 55 lines per inch. Roughly speaking, that means for every inch, 55 lines can fit into it. Some screenprint shops go higher, some go lower. It depends on a host of factors mesh counts, separation technique, etc...

Positive Dave was asking you how high a line count can you print successfully. I can't imagine you'd want to go any higher than 65 lpi.

To set-up your pic for a White Halftone print onto a Black Garment, the easiest way is to place the graphic onto a black background, edit the image until you see the tones you like, change the mode to Grayscale and flatten it. Then invert the image. There's your plate. If you need a base, just make a copy of the file and hit the copy with a curve that reduces the image to your liking. Output the files to film and have at it.

FYI, the above procedure is highly inelegant and not the way I would do it but it would work.
 
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Default Re: How can I make this image into a detailed halftone?

The finer screens you have the finer detail you can hold.
You set up halftones in the print box that comes up.
Set your halftone lpi by dividing the screen mesh you want to use by 3.5.
this will expose good and keep your moires down.
Example: 156 mesh/3.5 = 45 line screen
You4 angle should be set @ 50. Elliptical dot.

JHansing did a good job of getting you to print level. I would do the same thing. Printing on blacks with halftone is hard because you want coverage. I usually print with 2 screen, a underbase (with halftones) and a highlight screen (solids with very little halftones). I flash in between.
 
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