Unlike traditional offset printing, screen printers must employ a wide variety
of techniques to satisfy the range of customer needs. If more than a few
colors need to be reproduced offset printers generally will use 4 color process.
Garment screen printed 4 color process is so unpredictable that other techniques
involving the use of more than 4 colors yield better results. This is why
it is not unusual to find 8-14 color presses in this industry. What follows
is a summary of the procedures used to deal with the variety of reproduction
requirements.