Transparencies
Transparencies are mainly used for making silk screens, the image is printed with solid black ink onto the film which is then used to expose onto a screen. We print transparencies using the Inkjet Wide Format printer and our own supply of film. Sometimes transparencies are also called Positives or Acetate.
We can also print colour images onto this acetate.
The maximum width of this film is 88cm and it comes on a roll so it can print as long as you need in length.
Please take into consideration the maximum silkscreen sizes (see below). Talk to a technical member of staff in the given area before printing any transparencies to check availability and advice as each area have different requirements.
We can also print colour images onto this acetate.
The maximum width of this film is 88cm and it comes on a roll so it can print as long as you need in length.
Please take into consideration the maximum silkscreen sizes (see below). Talk to a technical member of staff in the given area before printing any transparencies to check availability and advice as each area have different requirements.
Colour Separations
A4/A3 Folex 4 colour CMYK separations for Screen & Litho printing can also be printed using on laser printers situated in the Digital Design Studios F Block.
Please refer to the InDesign handout on the Info page for advice on file formatting.
Larger files for colour serarations have to be split and saved onto separate files and printed on our wide format printer.
Save each file as a flattened Jpeg, 300 ppi resolution and in Greyscale colour mode.
Please refer to the InDesign handout on the Info page for advice on file formatting.
Larger files for colour serarations have to be split and saved onto separate files and printed on our wide format printer.
Save each file as a flattened Jpeg, 300 ppi resolution and in Greyscale colour mode.
prices
preparing files
Paper Screenprint:
Wide Format: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode. Saved at the size you require e.g. A2/A1
A4\A3 Folex: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 150-300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode.
Folex can be purchased in the Art Shop.
Paper silkscreen transparencies can printed with various halftones and dot sizes.
Textiles Screenprint:
Wide Format: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode.
Saved at the size you require e.g. A2 / 70x90cm / 70x120cm.
A4\A3 Folex: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 150-300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode. Folex can be purchased in the Art Shop.
Textiles silkscreens have a bigger mesh count which allows more ink to pass through.
Therefore any grey areas will not come out on the screen after it has been exposed. Images have to be high contrast black & white.
You can create the illusion of grey by breaking up black areas with various mark making techniques such as cross hatching, different sizes of black lines and dots. If you need to darken your image this can be done in Photoshop using Levels or Brightness/Contrast.
Lithograph:
Wide Format up to 60x65cm maximum: see above
A4\A3 Folex: see above
Lithographic transparencies can be printed with varoius halftones and dot sizes.
Photo Etching:
Maximum A4 Folex: see above
Photo Etching does not need any halftone.
Embossing & Debossing:
Maximum A3 Folex: see above
Images have to be high contrast black & white.
For Debossing you must Invert the image before printing, this can be done easily in Photoshop.
Wide Format: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode. Saved at the size you require e.g. A2/A1
A4\A3 Folex: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 150-300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode.
Folex can be purchased in the Art Shop.
Paper silkscreen transparencies can printed with various halftones and dot sizes.
Textiles Screenprint:
Wide Format: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode.
Saved at the size you require e.g. A2 / 70x90cm / 70x120cm.
A4\A3 Folex: files need to be saved as a flattened Jpeg 150-300 ppi resolution and Greyscale colour mode. Folex can be purchased in the Art Shop.
Textiles silkscreens have a bigger mesh count which allows more ink to pass through.
Therefore any grey areas will not come out on the screen after it has been exposed. Images have to be high contrast black & white.
You can create the illusion of grey by breaking up black areas with various mark making techniques such as cross hatching, different sizes of black lines and dots. If you need to darken your image this can be done in Photoshop using Levels or Brightness/Contrast.
Lithograph:
Wide Format up to 60x65cm maximum: see above
A4\A3 Folex: see above
Lithographic transparencies can be printed with varoius halftones and dot sizes.
Photo Etching:
Maximum A4 Folex: see above
Photo Etching does not need any halftone.
Embossing & Debossing:
Maximum A3 Folex: see above
Images have to be high contrast black & white.
For Debossing you must Invert the image before printing, this can be done easily in Photoshop.
