Designer's Guide
Design Considerations
Separation Techniques
Trapping
Types of Presses
Hardware and Software
Hiring a Printer
Determine Your Needs
Finding a Printer
Communicating Needs
Ask For Samples
Hiring a Printer
Pricing
Quality Control Issues
General Information
General Information
About Printing
Ink Systems
Old Vs. Modern Presses
Shirt Weaves
Environmental Issues
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Trapping
Trapping for screen printing is generally determined by the substrate. Simple
vector or line art that is to be printed with spot colors on a light colored
garment usually looks best if butt registered. The inks absorption into the
garment will create just enough spread to yield the cleanest looking trap
but may be beyond the registration capabilities of your printer. Printing
vector art on darker colored shirts requires an underprint. Techniques for
underprinting vary widely, so always ask those relevant questions before
imaging film.
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