Here’s another piece of art created by Amal Muhammad on Instagram. He wanted to create a piece of art for us to screen print in an upcoming video. So here it is. This is a very cool gradient image done like a stippling drawing. This is very similar to a halftone in rendering detail on screen. As you can see there are many ways you can render a gradient without using “dot” or RIP software. Hand drawn line art can be an awesome source of art for screen printing tee shirts and posters. Today I’m trying to shoot a video for upload this week and I’m looking at burning the screens for the upcoming 3 color halftone video. I have the screens ready but I’ve been pretty busy in the storefront the past few weeks which is good 😉 But I’m anxious to play with that halftone print and have some fun.
I was restocking some of my “generic” low cost screen printing chemicals today and I realized this product was becoming popular. I’ve had to increase what I keep on hand in the back. I still have to make some quarts too. I would dare to say this is the best performing chemical line available in the Phoenix area at the lowest cost. This chemical line kicks some screen printing butt at a very low cost. It’s a great product for beginners and frugal printers alike. Try some today and if you truly hate it, I’ll refund your money no problem. I never stick anyone with something they don’t like 😉
Here’s an image with a bit o green for the Irish in you. Do you recognize that screen printing press? You should, sort of. That’s my old Ranar Vista press that I gave to my brother before I upgraded to the Elite Series II press. Here you can see my brother is working on a 2 color print. He is actually somewhat retired but he likes to screen print for his friends and some people he knows out where he lives. I know this may sound biased but he says this is the best press he has owned in over 25 years of screen printing. He really likes the simplicity and reliability of the Ranar build. I may let him do a testimonial video even though that may be seen as totally biased since he is my brother but it would probably be good for a chuckle 😉
I’m getting ready to do the 1 color poster print video so I thought I would share this with you to help you in your screen making. Of course I noticed a couple of editing issues but you’ll probably miss them. I’m my own worst critic. But the video should be helpful despite my lack of video making skills….. LOL 😉
This educational video is about exposures for screen making when you’re printing tee shirts and other preassembled garments. In this video I use 2 screens of different exposures of a halftone to help explain what more exposure time means versus less exposure time in relation to detail. The camera is really bad at picking up the detail of the halftone on the screens but I think you’ll be able to see the difference in how much dot was rendered between the 2 exposures. On one screen you can barely see the dot and it certainly won’t print well at all. The second screen has much better dot detail and will print the halftone below the 20% gradient range well enough for our purposes. I may be able to fine tune the exposure some more to get the halftone perfect but I liked the look of how this one developed and I really do want a vintage screen printed poster look. That means I don’t necessarily want it to be a technically perfect screen. But you can use not only you’re mesh count to get details in emulsion, but the exposure time can also be critical. That’s what I hope to explain in the video and help you better determine your exposure times for making screens. I think the screen with the least exposure time of the 2 will print fine and look pretty cool in black ink on white poster board.
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Here’s a short experimental Go Pro video where I was playing around with the camera without any mounts or stands. I don’t generally wear a helmet because I trail ride and I am not going very fast where I never exceed my limitations. I like to stay in total control of the bike at all times. Of course I could have an “accident” but I am trained to land on all fours…… LOL. Knees and elbows with a back tumble if necessary. But seriously I have been riding again for about 3 years and I dropped the bike once going slowly up a hill. So don’t have a cow that I’m not wearing a helmet. I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s when we were a bit more cavalier than most people today. Also I am a very experienced rider and I know how NOT to fall or have an accident. The worst thing that has happened so far was I got a cactus rammed into my foot through my boot. I do need heavier riding boot and we’ll get those this year for sure. So these shots were taken out in Apache Junction, Arizona. In the background you can see the Superstition Mountains or Lost Dutchman Mountains and you may even get a glimpse of Goldfield Ghost Town. On this day I was alone but most of the time I go out with my brothers. This is a great video to watch if you’re looking into buying any Go Pro camera if you want to see the wide angle shot and image quality.
So the auto focus decided not to acknowledge the automatic face recognition on the Sony Handy Cam and we have some slight focus snafus in this video. But this was done from my heart so I did not reshoot. The focus problems are not bad but I apologize. I did not notice this until it was far too late. I’d be so frustrated if this were an actual printing video….LOL 😉
I’ve been making screen printing videos since 2009 now and producing all sorts of how to screen print information and resources for people to learn from and enjoy. As a result the business name Catspit Productions, especially Catspit, has become a keyword for screenprinting. Therefore you will find people still posting Catspit promo codes, whether or not they were ever real in the first place, in order to get you to their ecommerce site. Even the promo codes that I actually used in the past still show up as active and may even work on somebodies website. So here’s the thing. There are absolutely NO promo codes for Catspit Productions that should work or should be being posted anywhere. People who are posting Catspit promo codes or directing Google searches for them to their websites are fraudulent and I get nothing out of any transaction that may occur. Here are some tips to help you avoid the people trying to ride on my coat tails.
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Check out one of the largest selections of standard infrared and forced air belt dryers on the market. Chances are no matter what your needs are, we have the perfect conveyor dryer for your business. Ranar is well known for their heavily built dryers and their energy efficiency. They use the best infrared panels available in the US and build dryers for other industries as well. We offer a great warranty and free shipping anywhere in the continental US. We have models suitable for manual screen printing as well as automatic screenprinting presses.
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Here’s yet another testimonial photograph of an old Ranar screenprinting press. This unit is between 20 and 30 years old. It’s one of the original designs and it’s actually still upgradeable as this is a Vista series. If the owner so desired he could make it a 6/6. Currently this unit is a 6/1 and works in perfect order. This machine holds registration perfectly with all original parts. Seriously, if you’re looking into buying a manual rotary screen printing press, then please call me. I feature a lifetime guarantee on all of my Ranar presses plus free shipping anywhere in the continental US. Yup. You get free shipping not only on my kits and packages but on an individual press! Now take a look at the press features and you’ll see why this is the right choice for manual equipment. Steel roller bearing indexers, compression springs, secondary off contact adjustments, all tools free operation plus so much more. And the build is meant to last a lifetime.
Don’t forget! My pricing includes any crating fees PLUS free shipping! What you see is what you pay.
This is a very fun factory tour video about the precision handmade equipment at Ranar. A lot of our parts are machined by sophisticated, state of the art fabricating equipment but a lot of our work is done the old fashioned way by people with 30 years or more of fabrication experience. Each piece of equipment gets the technical and hand crafted touch as it goes through the entire build process. Our equipment is made with simple plans yet they are so heavily built this is one of the only brands of presses you will see still operating perfectly after 30 years of use. I cannot stress to you enough that my equipment is better for many reasons. Don’t buy a brand that has been bought out, dumbed down, and mass marketed until you take a closer look at what I have to offer. If you take the time to explore my equipment you’ll see that it is not only designed better, made better but you’ll see my pricing is so fair with the features you get plus the free shipping. That’s right; those prices on those other equipment websites only show the cost of the machine only to bombard you with crating and shipping fees later. My crating fees are included in the listed price online AND the shipping is ALWAYS FREE anywhere in the continental US. Plus you get a lifetime guarantee on all of my Ranar presses. Seriously….. don’t let mass marketing sway you into a lessor press for the same or more money. Give me a call and let me help you get a press you can hand down to your children….. in perfect working order 😉
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