md2Creative - e Apparel Design

"Singapore very own tee Design"

Friday, September 01, 2006

Heat Transfer Print

heat transfer print is a process where the artwork is printed on transfer paper and thereafter heat press onto blank t-shirt. the cost of such print is charge based on the size of artwork. it always cost more to print on coloured shirt than white shirt. there is no limit in colour usage and what is see on screen is what you get.
*you can refer to the washing instructions beow on how to preserve the colours for such print.
advantage: can achieve all colours and complicated design. good for low quantity print.
disadvantage: has a feel of soft paper glued onto shirt. there will be a border around the artwork.

Silkscreen Printing

screen printing is a deocrating process of transferring ink onto t-shirts, jackets, pants, sweatshirts and various garments and textiles. screen printed is commonly used for tee printing.
silkscreen printing involves in making of moulds/boards for individual colours for print, hence the size and number of colours in the artwork will greatly affect the price. eg. the NCC tee (white) shown below requires 2 x moulds for the colours, green & black. the price of each mould costs around $20 plus. if your artowrk consist of 3 colours, then the cost of the mould will be $60 plus excluding the printing fees...
advantage: low price for bulk print with limited colours. able to achieve the desired colours and artwork.
disadvanatage: as artwork is printed on the shirt, the colours of e artwork might get dull after extensive wash for a couple of years.