Now i have got the appropriate sub categories for my print pack i can begin creating the content and body copy before i can start designing.
THE FIVE FUNDAMENTALS FOR PRINT
When beginning to print you need to make sure you prepare your document successfully wether its going to be digitally printed or you are just printing art work to expose you need to make sure you have used the right colour mode.
Colour modes colour modes determine how an image will be represented on screen or in print.There are two kinds of colour modes the first is
CMYK which stands for cyan magenta yellow and key. key actually stands for the colour black. It is always best to create your document from the start in CMYK color mode to ensure that you have a better idea of how your colors are going to print.
RGB is the colour mode used for screen based images. It is made up of red , green and blue and is known as the additive colour mode because when red green and blue are added together it will produce white.
Spot Colour is a colour outside of the CMYK colour mode you need only use this option if you need a very specific colour. You would use a spot colour if you were creating something like a business card.
Make sure you successfully save your work & Save your files in the appropriate type.
If printing from illustrator or photoshop its best to have the raw file especially if your sending your work to printers as you they might need to tweak things to fit to there printing adjustments.
Make sure you save your files at 300ppi you can select this option from starting a new document in most programmes. Its usually default but always double check because you want your artwork to always print at the highest standard.
In Indesign you can package your document by File > Package this will pretty much sandwich all the content that is on there including images & fonts its very useful for digitally printing.
Printers:
Hobs Reprographics
www.hobsrepro.com
0113 244 0121
Indigo
www.indigo-litho.co.uk
0161 877 7938
CPS
www.cps-digital.co.uk
0845 603 3889
Dalesway
www.dalesway.co.uk
0845 244 1204
Solways
www.solways.co.uk
020 7407 2875
Issuu
www.issuu.com
The Newspaper Club
www.thenewspaperclub.com
Fifth Column
www.fifthcolumn.co.uk
Bob Eight Pop
www.bobeightpop.co.uk
0208 988 3335
Area Screen Printers LTD
www.areascreenprintersltd.co.uk
0189 5621 292
Windmill Printing
www.windmillprint.com
01224 828000
Ben Wells
www.benwells.co.uk
020 7237 5111
Paper Stockists:
Fedrigoni www.fedrigoni.co.uk
0845 071 4408
Staples www.staples.co.uk
Paperchase www.paperchase.co.uk
Mirri www.mirri.co.uk 0118 930 3656
Sydney Beaumont www.sydneybeaumontltd-leeds.co.uk
0113 245 8729
Paper Card www.papercard.co.uk
GF Smith www.gfsmith.co.uk 014 8282 3503
WHAT IS SCREEN PRINTING?
Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image.
The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. Basically, it is the process of using a stencil to apply ink onto a substrate, whether it be t-shirts, posters, stickers, vinyl, wood, or other material.
Screen printing is a technique you can achieve at Leeds college of art. There are various screens available to you. Such as fabric screens and paper screens.
THE FIVE FUNDAMENTALS FOR PRINT
PART 1
P - Preparation
Introduction.
#1 P is for Preparation this print booklet is a small guide to get you started. This booklet will tell you the importance of planning & fundamentals for preparing for print.
- What is print?
Printing is a process for reproducing text and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.
- Planning
Planning is an important part of any process. Its ideal that you plan before executing a piece of design because you need to know how its going to turn out. There are a few variables you need to consider such as : paper size , stock , measurements ect I will put forward the basic fundamentals in the next part...
P is for Preparation -
Colour modes colour modes determine how an image will be represented on screen or in print.There are two kinds of colour modes the first is
CMYK which stands for cyan magenta yellow and key. key actually stands for the colour black. It is always best to create your document from the start in CMYK color mode to ensure that you have a better idea of how your colors are going to print.
RGB is the colour mode used for screen based images. It is made up of red , green and blue and is known as the additive colour mode because when red green and blue are added together it will produce white.
Spot Colour is a colour outside of the CMYK colour mode you need only use this option if you need a very specific colour. You would use a spot colour if you were creating something like a business card.
Make sure you successfully save your work & Save your files in the appropriate type.
If printing from illustrator or photoshop its best to have the raw file especially if your sending your work to printers as you they might need to tweak things to fit to there printing adjustments.
Make sure you save your files at 300ppi you can select this option from starting a new document in most programmes. Its usually default but always double check because you want your artwork to always print at the highest standard.
In Indesign you can package your document by File > Package this will pretty much sandwich all the content that is on there including images & fonts its very useful for digitally printing.
An alternative of saving your work PDF is one of the most common File Formats PDF stands for Portable document format and it can be opened in variety of programmes and web browsers.
R - Resources
- College Resources
Screen print
Foiling (Fabric screen)
Flocking( Fabric screen)
Printing on to fabric (Fabric Screen)
Spot varnish
Use of specialists ink such as fluorescent metallic ect.
Foiling with press
Lino Cutting
Mono Printing
Embossing
Letter press
Laminator
Laser cut
- Digital Printing
Vinyl cutting - used for printing stickers & cutting
Large format printing
High Quality double sided printed
use of specialist stock - gloss satin matte ect.
- Library Stock
A1 Cartridge Paper 155gsm
A2 + watercolour Paper 225gsm
A2 Coloured Paper 135gsm
A2+ Sugar Paper 100gsm
A2+ Newsprint 49 gsm
A1 Bulky Newsprint (d/sided) 120gsm
A2+ Tissue Paper-
A1/A4 Tracing Paper 63gsm
A4 Graph Paper 75gsm
A1 + Brown Parcel Paper 88gsm
A1 / A3 White Card 300gsm
A1/A3 Black Card 300gsm
A1 Mount Board 1250 microns
A1 Foam Board 5mm
- Useful Websites
- Contacts Page - Printing places around leeds
Hobs Reprographics
www.hobsrepro.com
0113 244 0121
Indigo
www.indigo-litho.co.uk
0161 877 7938
CPS
www.cps-digital.co.uk
0845 603 3889
Dalesway
www.dalesway.co.uk
0845 244 1204
Solways
www.solways.co.uk
020 7407 2875
Issuu
www.issuu.com
The Newspaper Club
www.thenewspaperclub.com
Fifth Column
www.fifthcolumn.co.uk
Bob Eight Pop
www.bobeightpop.co.uk
0208 988 3335
Area Screen Printers LTD
www.areascreenprintersltd.co.uk
0189 5621 292
Windmill Printing
www.windmillprint.com
01224 828000
Ben Wells
www.benwells.co.uk
020 7237 5111
Paper Stockists:
Fedrigoni www.fedrigoni.co.uk
0845 071 4408
Staples www.staples.co.uk
Paperchase www.paperchase.co.uk
Mirri www.mirri.co.uk 0118 930 3656
Sydney Beaumont www.sydneybeaumontltd-leeds.co.uk
0113 245 8729
Paper Card www.papercard.co.uk
GF Smith www.gfsmith.co.uk 014 8282 3503
I - Information on Processes
EACH PROCESS DEFINITION TO START
- Screen printing - What is screen printing? - force ink or metal on to a surface through a prepared screen of fine material so as to create a picture or pattern.
Equipment
screens
Squeegee
Pressure washer
dryer raks
inks
health and safety
using water based ink
arcylic paint and transparent base
liquid pigment and transparent base
ready mixed screen inks
mixing inks
paper for screen printing
FIRST
clean screen
degrease with mesh using methylated spirit
coat with emulsion
Exposing and developing screen
Wash screen again hold screen up to the light to see progress
get everything ready for print
set paper up with tape
adjust screen
clean after by stripping emulsion from the screen with screen - striping emulsion.
PROS & CONS of screen printing.
WHAT IS SCREEN PRINTING?
Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image.
The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. Basically, it is the process of using a stencil to apply ink onto a substrate, whether it be t-shirts, posters, stickers, vinyl, wood, or other material.
Screen printing is a technique you can achieve at Leeds college of art. There are various screens available to you. Such as fabric screens and paper screens.
- Foiling
- Laser cut
N- Numbers
This is the more technical side
-Printing Costs
-Grids & Layouts
In graphic design, a grid is a structure usually two-dimensional made up of a series of intersecting straight (vertical, horizontal, and angular) or curved guide lines used to structure content. The grid serves as an armature on which a designer can organize graphic elements images, glyphs, paragraphs in a rational, easy to absorb manner. A grid can be use to organize graphic elements in relation to a page, in relation to other graphic elements on the page, or relation to other parts of the same graphic element or shape.
Crops and bleeds
-Image Resolution
T - Tips & Tricks
-Tips
Digital tips.
Saving your file properly
BACKING WORK UP , SPELL CHECK.
Tips for the 3 specific processes
screen printing - clean screen immediately arclyic based will be extremely difficult to remove from the mesh if allowed to dry for a long time.
-Trial & Error (appropriate stock) [Things to learn paper weights uncoated & coated]
-Time to execute the certain processes
-Time Management
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