[DestroitShop]

heres my ongoing dilema for a long long time..

using: mac, printing from illustrator cs4,epson R1800, epson ink.

Print setting:Illustrator determines color (cs4)
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Relative colorimetric
(my print varies little if at all when changing these print settings)

i have recently discovered my colors print way more accurate when saving my file as RGB. But!, only in the (borderless letter) setting. Problem is, it doesnt print the size or placement accurately on the page.

Size and placement is accurate if i DONT choose (borderless) but!, the colors are way too saturated and look nothing like my intended image.

If i dont figure this out soon im about to give up on the "Ink" part of tee shirts and stick to vinyl "cutting." so Help!

 

[DestroitShop]

...and for the record, i dont know how to add "thanks" as i see i have zero, so its not cuz im ungrateful :/

 

[Wynpotter]

have you color profiled your monitor.You need a profiling device that gives you the correct colors to start with. Look up the Spyder3Pro - Datacolor - Global Leader in Color Management Solutions
You didn't mention if you had done this so I thought it might help
Wyndham

 

[DestroitShop]

No i havnt color profiled my monitor. I just do a few jobs on the side so i havnt gotten that in depth. I did calibrate my monitor but it had subtle changes and my blacks and dark grays were still looking good on the monitor but printed dark/saturated.