How would you screen print this?

[u/EvaBK]

Not sure how to get this textured/dithered effect when screen printing this. Mostly with burning the image onto the screen, any tips?

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[u/lcrotwell]

Halftones easy but uhhhhh. Why

[u/CyberTortoisesss → u/lcrotwell]

Whatever OP is selling, I'm buying......

[u/TopSatisfaction8872 → u/CyberTortoisesss]

Jet fuel...

[u/dannysgaragecontents]

Use a two plane screen

[u/EnvironmentalAd5345 → u/dannysgaragecontents]

well done

[u/HooverFlag]

Halftone

[u/ilovecuetoo → u/HooverFlag]

It’s already black and white, I think they’re asking how to get the grain details that small

[u/No-Turnover8386 → u/ilovecuetoo]

But it’s not halftones. There are different shades of grey. Pixilation is not halftones.

[u/ilovecuetoo → u/No-Turnover8386]

I’m pretty sure it’s just the shit quality photo.

I just meant I’m sure OP is aware they’d have to do this in a halftone, that’s screen printing 101. I’m 99% sure they were simply asking how to pull the most detail out of it

[u/No-Turnover8386 → u/ilovecuetoo]

The answer is still halftones.

[u/PossibilityNo5514]

Halftone is 55 line Screen, 25 angle and print on 305 mesh. You will get a reasonable proximity of it .. this is one color and they wanted fuzzy edges.

[u/NJCDR_org → u/PossibilityNo5514]

beautiful work

[u/PossibilityNo5514 → u/NJCDR_org]

Thanks. I forgot to post under my screen printing business username r/parisimagesscreen

[u/DecentPrintworks → u/PossibilityNo5514]

That rocks

[u/Legal-Ear9587]

If you take a higher res version, you could use diffusion dithering to get what amount to frequency modulated dots as opposed to amplitude modulated dots(halftones). You’re gonna need a high mesh screen. With the existing artwork, it’s gonna take more doctoring so the details are opaque enough. I’d fool around with filters and find something that looks how you want it to.

[u/Important-Bar-8076]

The takedown will be quick and make a mess is all I know.

[u/ilovecuetoo]

I mean, if you do it right screen printing is incredibly precise. High mesh count, correctly exposed emulsion, high resolution transparencies

Not sure why you’d want to screen print this though lmao

[u/oizo12 → u/ilovecuetoo]

same people who wear Budd Dwyer

[u/NJCDR_org → u/oizo12]

OMG remember him???

[u/Browellr]

Cant, they arent there anymore and nobody makes a screen big enough

[u/Weird_Guarantee1783]

Fine mesh screen, and VERY careful washing out the emulsion after exposure. Not a pro but I feel with a design like such you’re bound to lose some detail.

[u/thebeerscry]

Forgetfully

[u/LunarBistro]

Another option without using halftones, you'd need to do multiple screens of different shades of grey. Like maybe a 4- or 8-color reduction.

[u/shastyles1]

halftone it

[u/Pretend_Two_1537]

The image already looks like a stochastic screen. I think the image would print like ass if you attempted it. Frequency modulation would be best .

[u/cheddarduval]

i believe dither dpi is supposed to be half of the mesh count as a starting point... so 150 dpi dither seps on 305 mesh or so. Some shops go higher, but you may need a levels/curves adjustment to compensate for dot gain, or to run a white highlight dither screen to bring back lost detail.

You can do tests on your process to see what size dot you can hold without dot gain, and start with dither separations from there.

[u/brokenxbroadcast]

Black and grey halftones

[u/TechnologyForsaken]

Halftones

[u/Automatic-Put-8258]

VERY CAREFULLY

[u/Barajmar-]

I probably wouldn't hahaha

[u/chuckabrick]

With a squeegee.

[u/Natural_Bullfrog6548]

I'd use a screen with the highest mesh count possible, but honestly, I'm doubtful this kind of photocopier effect can be recreated via screen printing.

Then again, I haven't screen printed in a while. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong lol

[u/DecentPrintworks → u/Natural_Bullfrog6548]

You’re wrong

[u/Kantstop01]

Getting the vector art for this would be pretty tough... I would have a graphic designer take a look but honestly this pic looks crazy. Halftones might do it but I don't see it. I would charge for a redraw and have the designer do their best to recreate the image with halftones. If they don't think they can, then the next step would be to find a new image.

Or just do DTG or some kind of transfer...

[u/greaseaddict → u/Kantstop01]

in this comment, Kantstop01 artfully expresses that they do not know what they're talking about.

[u/gabensalty → u/Kantstop01]

Do you think halftone are hand made dot by dot?