* CorelDRAW*
Create your object. Open the Fountain Fill Dialog (F11) & Choose Custom Click in the middle of the blend to add a new color point. Add your color and bam
If using PMS spot colors it will separate in the advanced options for you.
I also took a screenprinting class last year and i saw some of the people taking their paint, on the screen, and using only one screen... the mixed/blended the paint to create this same effect without using two screens. It was like they put the two separate colored paints down on the screen, and then squiguied back and forth to create the blended effect.
Are you familiar with how they did this? Its escaping my memory somewhat.. Thanks.
It's called a split fountain (and probably lots of other things, but that's one I've heard it referred to as). It's not hard to do, but depending on the length of your print run you might not be getting quite the effect you want after a while.
You just place the two colours on the screen and print as per normal - they blend together more or less automatically. It works well for things like sunsets (that don't need to be perfectly consistent), but not very well for even gradients (if you want a perfect gradient on lettering for example).
we do this for a coupel of clients trying to save money.
Depending on how much control over the belnd you want Its best to use a spoon and use a small amount of ink. Engouh to do a samll number of shirts. after a couple of shirts. Possible a doz or so the inks start getting muddy. replacing the dirty ink is easier as you only used small amounts.
Priting on an Automatic is easier as the flood bars and squeegees helpt o keep the ink in the same place.
We actually have one client that we blend 8 colors - Rainbow Pride
sweet guys... thanks!
i am just doing a run of about 40 shirts.. its fine.. im a small shop and these are all my own clothes that i make so its all good..
thanks again
Last edited by Rodney; April 4th, 2007 at 03:20 PM.
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I love printing blends... did two this week. You can do them with as many colors as you like. Like others have said, you probably can't get it to last long, but if you are careful and use small amounts of each color at a time(spoons, mentioned above, are perfect), you can easily do 100 shirts without the colors getting too muddy. Takes an even stroke though, especially when flooding.
However, if you don't care how cleanly your inks blend, you can pretty much go crazy. Just pay attention to how your colors will mix, unless you like brown. Feel free to change the colors you are blending even while you're printing. I guess it would probably be smart to stick with the same brand of ink the whole time, I'm not sure how compatible the different brands are. I've done this kind of blend with Wilflex plastisol and Nazdar waterbase (seperately) and they both work great.
Last edited by brainswho; March 30th, 2008 at 09:38 PM.
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create the art like I posted above. essentially the seps/films will look like this.
Your example looks to be only a 2 color red to yellow or a more Red Orange to yellow. The colors mix getting the orange in the middle
IM TRYING TO ACHIEVE THIS LOOK WITH BLACK FADED TO WHITE. I HAVE FASTRIP. WHAT SETTING WOULD YOU RECOMEND DPI 45, 55, 65. OR DIFFERENT. WHAT MESH COUNT ON SCREEN SHOULD I USE. I WILL BE PRINTING A WHITE UNDERBASE.I WANT THE BLEND AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT SHOWING TO MANY HALFTONE DOTS. ITS A MANUAL PRESS. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Blending paint (fading) 
Post a pic of your shirt when printed. Would love to check it out
