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These images are also flipped, I just assumed so maybe they dont need to be flipped? I'm not sure.
The wings would be on the back of separate shirts, black or white. While the heads would be black or white lines on coloured shirts. The band could be anything but ideally black shirts. [these are flipped]
I like the heads, though eventually the full colour lineart is ideal. Also learnt in Harmony to convert stroke lines to pencil which saved my life with these wings!
So after talking to Ruth and Peter today I've learnt some more about the process and researched some stuff myself.
The designs don't need to be flipped as they need to be printed on clear plastic (just gotta know which is the right way). What places print on plastic? Or can we use our printers to ink onto acetate? A4 size acetate must be able to be bought from somewhere.
What's printed on the plastic needs to be black for all the designs so the emulsion doesn't harden there. So I need to make all my designs black for printing and they will need to be printed or transferred somehow onto plastic. A video I watched suggests to double print the plastic and layer it. I might also need to touch up after printing.
I downloaded her PDF. Just found out she's from NZ which is cool. http://linernotekids.storenvy.com/collections/1206315-t-shirts
Looking at the designs on there I think I might be able to get the line wing lines of my fairies.
It would be ideal to be putting these designs into an illustrator vector file format (I think companies prefer it, set-up is costly) but I feel like this might be a lot of work if the vector button thing (I forgot the name) doesn't work nicely. Especially as Toon Boom Harmony unfortunately doesn't have a way to take stuff into illustrator.
I think the wings will need to be black outlines and not worry about the colour yet. Prioritising the black ink on white and coloured t shirts is best for now. There is also always that photo print transfer that can be printed on the printers for a photo colour quality.
I've found a screen printing place based in Invercargill http://www.creativescreenprints.co.nz Maybe a backup if mine are bad!
This video was interesting because there was a couple different ways he did it.
He just put the shirt in the dryer to set the print. The contraption was pretty cool too. I am impressed on how much text detail is possible.
From the description:
"Use high dpi screens. These provide finer detail, and have significantly improved my prints.
Have someone hold your frame so that you can use two hands to evenly pull the squeegee. If you don’t have access to a dryer for heat setting, you can cover the print with a piece of paper and iron it for a minute. If using a dark material, look for an ink labeled “super opaque”. You’ll get a brighter colored print."
Here's another video explaining the technique:
A good point about leaving room at the top and the bottom of the screen for ink excess. Also need some glass to put on top of the design on plastic when exposing so the edges don't curl up. I can use that glass that broke in transition probably. I thought his technique when inking was weird but I read a comment that this is a good way to ink:
"One thing that will improve your image drastically is to flood the image first. What that means is to drag a layer of ink over the image VERY LIGHTLY before you actually try to push the ink through the screen."
Only going one way is reccommended.
That comment was under this video:
this video wasn't too interesting
I think embroidery hoops are in second hand shops. Having a small sized design could be handy for kids clothes maybe.
This lady knows her stuff:
very important about taping up the board and wedge so ink doesn't go in the cracks. Part two is very interesting too, it explains more about flooding.
