Printing Styles
Plastisol Printing
This is the traditional style of printing. These inks can be printed on any garment or fabric and work best in small print areas.
Plastisol inks will be used on all tees if not instructed otherwise.
Waterbase
Waterbase printing is very similar to discharge printing but for white and light colored shirts. The inks are dyed into the fabric. When used on dark color fabrics it gives a strong faded/vintage look. Keep in mind that when using light ink colors on dark shirts the ink colors will be tinted by the shirt color. For example white inks on a black shirt will cause the inks to be a light grey. Waterbase inks must be washed before they take their "no feel" state.
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No ink feel
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Works best on white and light color shirts
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Work on all fabrics of shirts
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Great for vintage look
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Eco-Friendly inks
- Can not Guarantee color matching
Discharge
Discharge printing is the process of bleaching the dye out of the shirt leaving its natural color showing through (usually a tan color). We can also PMS match discharge ink, however results vary depending on shirt color & brand. The only major downside is that with discharge printing you must wash the shirts before they take their "no feel" state.
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No ink feel
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Works only on 100% cotton shirts
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Works on colored shirts but some colors don't work as well as other like Royal Blues, Purples, and Teal.
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Best option when printing over seams
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Can not guarantee PMS color matching
Full Color Process
This is the process that you will want to use when you have a full color design or a photograph. We can do both full color process and simulated process. Every design is different so its best that you show your sales rep the artwork and they can tell you the best way to print it.