[lawaughn]

Hey everybody,

I need to print a shirt that has like 7 colors but don't want to screen print it. What would be my next option? I want the tee to have a quality look to it and not cheesiness like some heat transfers turn out looking.

 

[neato]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

Why don't you want to screen print?

 

[lawaughn]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

7 colors will be really expensive.

 

[MotoskinGraphix]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

Plastisol transfers are hardley cheesy but are gonna be expensive with 7 colors. DTG printing and a fullfillment site like cafe press sounds like the answer for you.

 

[T-BOT]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

can you post your design ?

 

[monkeylantern]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

Plastisol transfers are hardley cheesy but are gonna be expensive with 7 colors.

And more expensive than a direct screenprint, which kind of defeats the presumed objection.

 

[Twinge]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

Have you tried using either the Transjet II/Magic Jet or IronAll/MiraCool/(Maybe "SoftFeel" now too? Oi.) papers? I'd suggest giving these a try (or obtaining sample prints with these methods) before writing off heat transfer completely.

 

[Fluid]

Re: Best Quality Printing?

can you post your design ?

I second this. Might not be 7 colors

 

[Rodney]

Direct to Garment printing might be a good option depending on the design.

I also agree with t-bot/richard. "Seeing" the design will help us better recommend options and see the color count. I can understand if that's not always an option if you're trying to keep the design "under wraps" for now.

But not all 7 color designs are actually 7 colors (if that makes sense )

 

[lawaughn]

Disclaimer: If anyone uses my image I will hunt you down and stuff you like a turkey.

 

[JeridHill]

I guess it depends on the quantity. After seeing the design, my guess is you could do this in 4 colors. Red, Yellow, Maroon and Black.

The transition from Yellow to Red will create orange in the center.

If it's only one up or a very small quantity, then Direct to Garment is a good option.

 

[Fluid]

I agree with Jerid. 4-colors is all you need.
ALSO If you post your art place a watermark over it. Make it hard for someone to steal the art.

 

[lawaughn]

Thanks guys. I'll look into DTG. I've never tried it before.