I've owned both and naturally you use a rip everytime you print, whilst process I used about 3 times in 5 years, I believe.Pros: Good quality Ecotank printer capable of printing to 13×19 sheets. If I had a choice, I'd go for accurip first to easily ensure my positives were sufficiently opaque before I would buy separation studio. Separation studio may output halftones as part of the simulated process conversion and that is where accurip comes into play. In addition, Accurip allows you to out down additional ink on your inkjet printer to create more dense film positives for proper blocking during light exposure. Accurip allows you to control the halftone dot or shape. You can dictate the LPI or lines per inch, so that the dots will be able to be held by the mesh size you are using. So you can create a gradient fade going from 100% through to 0% and accurip will turn it into different dot sizes that can be printed. It can give you better coverage for solid colours and tones.Īccurip is a rastor image process, (a RIP), which allows you to convert various shades of vector drawings into halftone dots.

Simulated process takes upto about 9 spot colours to simulate a process print. Process inks are thinner and mix on the press. Process, otherwise known as CMYK, uses 4 ink colours to create a colour image, (think photographs in a newspaper). Separation studio is for simulated process printing. If your post doesn't post, message a mod. Show us your work! Be proud of what you do, showing off your work could easily influence and inspire others! Be warned: pics are fine, but if it's too 'spammy' your post will be removed. Share knowledge! Every screen printer does things a little differently share your techniques

However, there's nothing wrong with general discussion.Īny links to videos, articles, websites, et. Hey I'm new to this, what type of ink do you guys suggest I start with and what are the differences in types of inks?

Please refrain from posts that ask across-the-board questions. No matter what your skill level, whether you are a beginner who can't register a single image to a blank sheet of paper or a print god who yawns and lays down a four-color halftone perfectly with no hinge clamps or registration marks, there are ALWAYS questions. Visit the fine-art screen printing sub-reddit: /r/serigraphy

We welcome most posts, typically: questions, interesting links, tips&tricks, etc. This is a subreddit specifically devoted to the art and crafts of serigraphy(screen printing).

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