http://www.screensilk.com Screen Printing Information and Tutorials Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:07:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One thing that I really love about screen printing, and the industry as a whole, is that it is open to anyone. If you have the time and a little money, you can begin creating your own merchandise and selling it for profit. From the posts on this site and ... http://www.screensilk.com/2009/02/humorous-tees/ Screensilk.com is proud to announce it is now a part of the Number 29, LLC family. Number 29, LLC is an internet publishing company, with a focus on creative informational sites, in a variety of markets. Along with this new partnership, Screensilk.com has taken on the Number 29, LLC portal branding, ... http://www.screensilk.com/2009/01/part-of-the-family/ Phew, that title is a mouth full. With so many exciting things on the horizon, I didn't know how to best sum it all up. Before I get ahead of myself, let me start at the beginning. It has been almost 11 months to the day, that I started this site. ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/12/screensilkcom-redesign-supplies-tutorials-downloads-and-custom-online-printing/ We have all seen bleach stenciled t-shirt tutorials before, but it is not often to see one that features such a terrific, and well executed design. Check it out http://www.screensilk.com/2007/09/beautiful-stenciled-t-shirt-design-with-bleach/ A problem I hear of a lot from potential clients, is that they only have their logo in a low resolution format. Or worst yet, I don't even hear it, I am just sent a logo ripped straight out of a website, and asked to create shirts with it. Just ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/08/logo-vectorizing-for-screen-printing/ There is a great tutorial over on instructables.com. The tutorial covers, printing the design to butcher paper, cutting out the design, ironing on the stencil, and inking the design with screen printing ink. Worth a look, and save it to your bookmarks. Check it out at here http://www.screensilk.com/2007/06/tshirt-printing-with-stencils/ The other day, a colleague of mine, told me about some free fonts I should check out. Well, as a professional designer, and admitted font whore, I am generally fairly skeptical about free fonts. I have played the free font game for years, seldomly finding ones that I like, let ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/06/free-fonts-for-designers/ While I created this site to focus on Silk Screening and the more complex methods used to create quality printed work, the most popular content to date has been the Photoshop patterns that I released. And even though this was just a low resolution set, the quality was recognized and ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/05/hi-res-pattern-appreciation/ Success in creating your own t-shirts or screen printed items can depend a lot on getting the details just right. The following resources looks at the different techniques available in designing and creating memorable t-shirts, that you can be proud of. No Media Kings This is a great walk through on silkscreen ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/03/silk-screen-printing-%e2%80%93-top-10-resources/ There is a new community opening up at the ning.com social network, dedicated to Screen Printing discussion and sharing. You can find the site here - Screen Printing information for both the experienced and beginner. Unfortunately, to keep this a intimate, and spam free discussion, you must register to become a ... http://www.screensilk.com/2007/02/screen-printing-community-opened-at-ningcom/