[jen2swt]

I have a silly question. While designing a design that has multiple colors and one being white, how do I design that part in white? Do I continue it in white and tell the company that is printing my screen print which part is white or should I design it in a different color?

I have a huge letter that is white with a ribbon/banner going across in purple and inside that purple banner is black text.

How does the company know that R should be white if I design it in white? You can't see it on the artboard in illustrator because it blends in with the artboard. There is no stroke to it either.

Sorry if I just confused you..haha

 

[kimura-mma]

Use a different color in the design (for example... PMS 109 yellow). Then make a note in the file that PMS 109 = White ink.

 

[binki]

We throw a box in there that is the color of the shirt and include instructions not to print the box

 

[jeron]

I also do what Binki suggests. We put a box as a background and make it the same color as the shirt. That way you can see everything, then just make sure they know that it is a background of the shirt color and to not print it.

It also helps to have that box right from the get go, makes designing easier especially when using white in a design.

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[ProSeparatorNJ]

I have a silly question. While designing a design that has multiple colors and one being white, how do I design that part in white? Do I continue it in white and tell the company that is printing my screen print which part is white or should I design it in a different color?

I have a huge letter that is white with a ribbon/banner going across in purple and inside that purple banner is black text.

How does the company know that R should be white if I design it in white? You can't see it on the artboard in illustrator because it blends in with the artboard. There is no stroke to it either.

Sorry if I just confused you..haha

You use spot white. If you're using Illustrator, create a quick spot color, name it WHITE. I like to take things a step farther. I create a background layer. I set it as a non-printing layer. So it's visible if you're looking at the document, but if you press print, it does not show up in the print dialog. In fact, it won't even copy and paste. So I use that as a background layer. I call it "shirt ground" or something. So the printer can clearly see what I'm doing. And all the colors in my art are spot colors. Nothing else. When you press print and go to the separations, you're only going to get spot colors. Nothing else. It's completely fool proof.

If you don't do the non-printing background layer, then I make a spot white and add just enough color to it to be visible. It's still a spot white and so it won't be a problem to anybody with any degree of experience in a print shop. And lastly, some printers require you give them a printed proof so they can see what your intention is.

One other thing. Some of my customers solve that problem by turning the grid on. You can see the white against the grid. I don't like this method but it works OK.

 

[Ripcord]

And always send a low res jpeg for reference when you submit a file, so the print company can see what you want your end result to look like.

 

[jen2swt]

And always send a low res jpeg for reference when you submit a file, so the print company can see what you want your end result to look like.

Thanks all. Sometimes I feel stupid for asking questions like this..lol

 

[miktoxic]

no stupid questions here.

as said above have your art file set up to send to your printer with text turned to objects and notes attached (outside the artboard) explaining exactly what you want done.

there are plenty of free tshirt templates on the internet for use, so after creating your design place it upon a template filled with a color close to what you want to print. (like white on navy blue for instance). that way a kid that's getting paid $9/hr will get it and send it to film before he takes his blunt break, i mean smoke break.