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What is CMYK screen printing?
CMYK printing is done by layering four colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) on top of each other to re-create art or a realistic image with only four screens. You can print CMYK with both plastisol and water-based inks. CMYK printing is best done on white or light garments.
What is Micro registration?
Micro registration is a fancy term that isn’t all that complicated. Micros are knobs on the printhead that allow you to move a screen vertically and horizontally without loosening the screen clamp. If a screen is off by a hair, you can make the smallest adjustments with the twist of a knob.
Are there CMYK monitors?
A monitor can’t show true CMYK. CMYK is reflective light, or subtractive color. A computer display is projected light, or additive color. They take up different (albeit overlapping) color spaces.
Do you use RGB or CMYK for print?
CMYK
Fundamentally, RGB is best for websites and digital communications, while CMYK is better for print materials. Most design fields recognize RGB as the primary colors, while CMYK is a subtractive model of color.
What is Micro registration in screen printing?
Product Description. XY Adjustable Micro Registration for Shocker and Kicker Printing Presses. These micros allow you to adjust a misburned or inproperly aligned screen, without having to reburn screens.
How many colors can you screen print?
A: Strictly speaking, we can print six different ink colors at a time. However, we use several techniques to increase the number of perceived colors in a print.
Can you layer colors in screen printing?
When you layer screen printing ink colors, you can often see the results of the base color showing through the top color. This method is often used for special effects. You may also hear it called over printing. I really like using this method with the Speedball florescent inks.
Do home printers use CMYK?
If you have a typical low-end home color printer, whether toner or inkjet based, there still are only CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) inks.
Are all printers CMYK?
Almost all printers utilize the CMYK color model for printed output. That’s why they print on plain white printing paper. Ink cartridges consist of the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black CMYK colors for printing.