In my last entry, I was having a difficult time trying to create and layer a project. . I am sure there is any easy way to do it in CorelDraw but I have not figured it out yet. I am still in the learning phase. :)
I decided to draw the picture instead of trying to create it in CorelDraw. Thank goodness it was an easy drawing. It took me less than an hour to draw. Once I had it drawn, it was only a matter of minutes until I had it layered and colored. Have I mentioned that I LOVE the Trace feature in CorelDraw? I will say it a million times. It is awesome.
Today I worked on printing out each layer with registration marks. It took me a few minutes to figure it all out. I still need to figure out how to do a trap. I understand what it is but not sure how to do it. I should learn this and more in my up coming screen-printing class. I am only printing on paper right now. I do not want to waste the r-film so I am going to wait until after class before I actually print on my film.
Actually, I am having a problem printing out my film. My printer leaves roller marks across my design and my ink is not dark enough. In order to get my films, I have to print my image out on paper and take it to Office Depot. It has worked so far but that was with a one-color design. I am not sure how it will work with my multi-color designs. I hope the images will line up correctly.
I am saving my money to buy either the EPSON 1400 BLACKMAX or BLACKMAX JR. from silkscreeningsupplies.com. Both are for printing your films. It will be nice when I finally have all the equipment I need.
Jeanette
Hey, Jeanette!
ReplyDeleteA couple things I learned about printing the transparencies:
*The roller marks from the printer could mean that the roller needs a good cleaning, but I discovered that the marks are minimized if you can find a way to reduce the exit angle of the transparency as it leaves the printer. Depending on the printer, sometimes the transparency (or paper) will start to fold down into the tray as it's printed. This seems to cause the part of the transparency that is still inside the printer to contact the roller too closely. My solution has been to hold a piece of card stock or a small stack of papers directly under the transparency as it comes out, trying to keep it 100% horizontal. This won't completely alleviate the problem, but it can help.
*Don't worry if your transparencies aren't dark enough. Just print two or three and stack them. This works great - as long as you make sure they're lined up perfectly. You can also trace the printed design with a sharpie to add a little extra opacity.
Hope that's helpful! Or at least NOT confusing. =)
Ethan
MOYA Tees
does office depot print on film to screen print? i'm having the same problem with my printer... I was thinking of trying to color my images with a sharpie.
ReplyDeleteOffice depot will only do 8 1/2 x 11 transparencies and they don't get dark enough unless you layer two on top of each other. A sharpie works ok but the color won't be even. Ink pens are available at Ryonet and other places. They are made just for that purpose.
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