[BabyDee]

Ok guys, this is the flower i want to print on fabric, i've seen it done before and it looks solid, white and yellow faded to make the flower. If i was to make a stencil for screen printing, what paint do i use to get it solid, not the t-shirt paint but the more thicker paint. sorry for my lingo i dont know what the correct terms are lol. if anyone can help tht would be much appreciated! i've attached the picture that i want to print.

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

what do i mean what paint do u need? waterbase?

 

[BabyDee]

I want to know what paint to i use to get a solid look. something more thicker than normal t.shirt printing. sorry if i cant explain it well, im not sure what it is.

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

u can use ur normal screen print ink just put a few layers down

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

oh wait ur gonna need two screen for the white then the yellow
u can have the white in a 110 mesh and the yellow in a 200+ mesh. if u want to yellow to blend in with white it gonna have to have halftones

 

[BabyDee]

I have tried layering the paint but it still isnt the thickness i like it to be, does anyone know what paint to use?

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

I have tried layering the paint but it still isnt the thickness i like it to be, does anyone know what paint to use?

layering a few times doesn't get it the thickness u want? double the thickness of the emulsion would leave a good amount of ink on it. there alot of different types of "INK" out there and different printer like different brands

 

[studog79]

First its Ink, not Paint. You can add some puff maybe for the look.

 

[Catbox]

do you mean a heat transfer...? so you can feel the design on the shirt with your hand?

 

[maneverfix]

try using highdensity from wilflex for white will give you lofty feel

 

[BabyDee]

Sorry guys, i dont know the terms. puff ink? sounds like want i need.. i'll explain more, i do screenprinting, the paint (as i call it) is quite runny, so when i screenprint the picture looks faded, altho i have layered it 3 times the thickness i want isnt showing. i want more of a solid thick look. do i make sense? sorry if i dont!!

 

[maneverfix]

ok, in your verbatim which paint you are using, plastisols will never be runny unless to dilute it toomuch, same goes with waterbased.give us more details

 

[BabyDee]

im using fabric heat set inks. the texture of them are quite light. im after more thicker inks that will be more opaque. i was looking into puff inks but i dont know how to do them.

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

im using fabric heat set inks. the texture of them are quite light. im after more thicker inks that will be more opaque. i was looking into puff inks but i dont know how to do them.

Screen Printing Ink, Silk Screen Ink, Plastisol Ink
i suggest u go on you tube and watch some videos on how to screen print

 

[BabyDee]

i know how to screenprint, i was after the other different inks

 

[maneverfix]

stick to plastisols, and do not dilute till you judge viscicity, stirr well and print that way ink will never be runny.

 

[Wesnprint]

You want the ink to be thick???

Print/flash over and over.