Creating and Printing Superior Halftones for Screen Printers & Artists
Grab all of my consulting art and production tests for creating the best halftone dots
The fastest way to print superior screen printed halftones!
20 years of consulting were distilled down into these 8 production tests that will help you reverse engineer your detailed halftone printing and get the best results in the least time possible.
This course includes a detailed 75 page process manual and troubleshooting guide. All tests are provided in CorelDRAW, Illustrator, and PDF or PSD formats (where applicable) so that no matter what OS you use, you will get them to output on your system.
Each test is proceeded with a video to explain the purpose of the test, and a detailed breakdown and troubleshooting e-book is included.
Perfect and standardize your halftone screen-printing:
- Discover your best DPI possible using your equipment!
- Unleash the power of the best dot shape for your company!
- Print with the optimal pressure to dramatically limit dot gain!
- Define and execute your best index dot size!
- Have total clarity on your trapping needs and allowances!
- Use your inks to the fullest with your own color guide!
- Define your CMYK gamut and know what you will get on press!
- Expand your possibilities with standards for specialty inks!
- & Much More!
Your Instructor
Hi there! My name is Tom and I am a screen printing artist, instructor, separator, and author that lives in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Over the past 29 years I have worked with all manner of screen printing shops across the country as a consultant, art director, head of research and development, and high-end separator. From small mom & pop operations to some of the worlds largest printing shops, I have been an Art Director, High-End Separator, and Head of R&D. During this time I also worked at the Illinois Institute of Art teaching classes on drawing and design. These days I have also been working and developing skills in marketing and management which is one of the most common requests from small businesses. I have been writing for the screen printing industry for over 20 years with over 165 published articles. When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my family and our crazy pets, or teaching / practicing martial arts and fitness.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction and Production guide / E-book (8:28)
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StartDefine your best halftone dot (6:34)
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StartDefine your best dot shape (3:29)
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StartDefine your best index dot size (4:33)
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StartDefining ideal pressure in printing (4:55)
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StartDefine your best trappling levels (5:28)
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StartCreate a color separation guide for your stock inks (4:05)
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StartCreate a special effect ink guide (3:52)
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StartDefine your cmyk testing process (4:32)
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StartColor match your DTG machine or CMYK print (4:31)