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Would you use half-tones for this design?



 
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Old August 14th, 2007 Aug 14, 2007 7:18:08 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Would you use half-tones for this design?

Or would I be able to I get away with just a regular print and burn. The edges of the crop-circle designs are a little bit hazy I think. But I'm not sure if I can do with without the ability to print half-tones.

It's for a small run of about 10 t-shirts for my little brother-in-law's band.
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

Looks like solids to me. Just print and use the default printer settings. Should do just fine and retain the look. (from the image I can see)
 
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

^^ Solid Print. Depending on size of the actual print, I'd use a 156 mesh.
 
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

Cool thanks guys!
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

It looks solid to me too ....
 
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

So, how did it go?
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Default Re: Would you use half-tones for this design?

Hey the shirts came out "ok" I guess. (See attached pic)

The band loved them and wants to order 50 more Mens tees and 50 women's tees with the same design. to give out and to promote their band.

However, it was a pain to print.

I had to end up heat pressing them all to get the white ink to look decent. Once they were pressed they looked alot better.
That white ink is a terror when it comes to the higher mesh counts.
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