Coating Screens by Terry Combs
Direct Coating Screens - Step by Step.
Direct coating of screens, the simple act of filling a scoop coater with emulsion and coating each side...
Wall Street Journal Article and Video – Finding the Perfect T-Shirt
On June 4, 2014, The Wall Street Journal had a great article and video titled Finding the Perfect T-Shirt. It was very informative and...
The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act and You
This one has been bouncing around for a few years and was stayed a year ago pending review and defining the guidelines better. This...
Woodstock…I was there … or was I?
This is a "reprint" of a fun little article I wrote on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock in August of 2009. I thought I...
FastART – Back by Popular Demand. Great Artwork – Cheap!
FastART Volumes 1 - 29. Re-Released!
FastART was first introduced in 2002 as a way to help users of our popular Photoshop color separation program,...
Basic Screen Printing Techniques 101 by Scott Fresener
Stop! Don't put this article down just because you a few years of experience. I teach beginners who can print better with ten minutes...
Customer Service – Does anyone know what it means? By Aaron Montgomery
Aaron Montgomery talks about customer service.
Stop Ruining Great Artwork by Scott Fresener
This is a topic I deal with every day as I do high-end photorealistic color separations for the industry. The original artwork is often...
Creating Distressed Look in Corel Draw
OK, I have to admit it. I have written this article before. In fact, in looking for older versions I found an article I...
A Day In The Life Of Screen Making
This article is like a broken record and the reason I write about basic screen making is I am constantly reminded how confusing it...
The Four Day Work Week
Terry Combs talks about going to a 4-day workweek. Good ideas!
Where are the customers?
This article was first written in 2009 but it is still relevant today.
...
Simulated Process Color Separations for Screen Printing – Part One
Part One of a two part article. Click here to read Part Two.
Printing detailed, photorealistic images on dark shirts has always been the ultimate...
Color Separation Tips in Corel Draw
Over the years I have learned that one of the major secrets to good screen printing is good color separations. As you become a...
Speeding up Manual Production by Scott Fresener
During the busy months it is important to get as much production as possible off of a manual printing press. This article details some...
On Doing Business in Changing Times by Mark Coudray
The industry has been through economic fluctuations in the past. We've seen ups and downs based in the general economy. We've also see the disruptive impact of new and emerging technologies. Times have changed and almost everyone I know and talk to are challenged with a serious impact to their business. Here are some ideas to help you position yourself for more business in hard economic times.
Some thoughts about working from home
So as I sit here in my office which is less than 20 paces from my bedroom, I think about the ups and downs...
Using Special Effects Inks
No matter where you are in the world today, when you walk into any sporting goods, department, or specialty clothing store you see a...
The Real History of Inkjet Printing on T-Shirts
This short article is one that was first posted on the U.S. Screen website a long time ago to show that none...
Heat Transfer as a start to Direct-to-Garment
Direct to garment printing has come a long way since it first hit our industry as a decorating method that is here to stay...
Why every company should do a Marketing Plan – Big or Small – by...
to be a Pulitzer prize winning coffee table document that takes thousands of dollars to produce, but it does have to be something that...
Simulated Process Color Separations for Screen Printing – Part Two
Part Two - Simulated Process Color Separations for Screen Printing. Click here to read Part One.
Creating Underbase White
If you are going on...
Improving Poor Photographic Images in Corel Draw
Never leave a piece of photorealistic artwork untouched.
Although Adobe Photoshop is...
The Confusion over RIP Software by Terry Combs
If you’re a screen printer, and you make your own film positives, chances are you own RIP software.
Small Business Marketing Tips
Thank you small businesses! With your help our economy is recovering, and most people I talk to are telling me their businesses are improving.
That Thing You Do With One Hand by Pat Fresener
I’ve been trying for some time to get around to writing on my blog. I’d like to say my excuse for not getting around...
Helping Artists Understand File Formats by Scott Fresener
This is a topic dear to my heart. Now that I am doing a lot of high-end color separations every day I have a...
Finally… a T-Shirt that can read your body!
This is what we have all been waiting for - a shirt that monitors key body indicators. The shirt is called the D-Shirt (for...
Class Name Shirts in Corel Draw
Some things never change. Regardless of what shirts are in style, there is still a market for putting a list of students in a...
Third Party Inks for Film and Direct to Garment
Someone quizzes me on this subject three or four times a week. So here’s the scoop on those third party...
Maximum Production
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION20102015
Probably 15 years ago, one of my sons was working on that report all our kids have to write at some point in...
The Work Order Flow Through Typical Production
I talked last week with printers in Florida, discussing how a physical work order progresses through a production shop. Here's how it works for...
How to get Great Results with Direct Film
Although I have probably made my "millionth" screen using the Direct Emulsion method, I have had good results with Capillary Direct...
Three new computer graphic articles from Scott Fresener
There are three new articles on the main Articles page. They are all on computer graphics and they are all topics that we deal with...
Non-Textile Printing by Scott Fresener
By Scott FresenerThis article is written for all the garment screen printers who want to diversifyinto non-textile printing and have never worked with inks...
Famous 1976 Farrah Fawcett Shirt Re-Released!
The shirt that started it all has been re-released!
Wow, has this industry changed. For those newbies and even some who think they are...
Dealing With Contract Printers
Do you deal with outside contract screen printers? Are you confused by all thetalk of underbasing, flash curing, screen charges, separation costs andmore? Do...
Final Separation Tweaks in Adobe Photoshop
This article will assume you already have a basic Photoshop channel separation done as Simulated Process Color. The information here is geared more
towards doing...
What to Look for in Curing Units/Dryers by Scott Fresener
If you are going to print T-shirts then you cannot live without a curing unit. Whether it be your oven at home or a...
T-Seps 4.0 Released – Color Separations Made Easy
We have released T-Seps 4.0! It has a lot of new features and fixes for Adobe's removal of the Pantone Color Books in version...
Don’t we all want to work with professionals?
Commentary by Aaron Montgomery......I continue to be surprised by how some people stay in business. I do my darnedest to make sure that my...
A Good Day to Start a Business by Terry Combs
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know the economy has been down for months, jobs are being lost, credit is tight to non-existent,...
Secrets to High-End Printing on Dark Shirts – Important Information!
This article was promoted by yet another call from a new T-Seps user (large company) faced with the same old "we can't print that"...
Halftone Dots Made Easy
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about halftone dots for screen printing and how to create them, expose them and print them in this article by Scott Fresener.
Small Business Marketing Tips – Second Edition by Aaron Montgomery
Marketing without being a Fortune 500 company.
Preparing Artwork for DTG Printing by Scott Fresener
This is a topic that a book could be written about because a lot of things that need to be or could be done...
Creating an Underbase in Corel Draw
When printing on a black or dark background, you need to print either sold or halftoned underbase of white ink. This short article will
detail...
All About QR Codes
Get your QR Code on. They are fun, cool, and cutting edge. By Scott Fresener.
You’ve probably seen those little box “maze” graphics in ads...
NewBie or Not NewBie? That is the question by Pat Fresener
Hey, the good news is that this article is really for those who are thinking of joining the revered group called “newbies” so “experts”...
Using Foil for Great Effects!
By Scott Fresener
In the early to mid 90’s, foil on shirts was HUGE! We use to teach it in our classes and the students...