How do you know ink is cured on a shirt? Wash it as you normally would launder a shirt and see if the ink comes off. Get a washer and dryer at work or bring shirts home, that is the only way to be sure if the ink is cured. You can use all kinds…
Long ago, Rick developed an edible ink. A crazy idea which, crazier yet, actually worked! But… it never quite caught on and Rick’s dream of overtaking the ink market with delicious printed goodness never came to fruition. Misprint!
Este post de hace de cinco años todavía sigue vigente. El otro día alguien hablaba del “teal “, un color que puede ser desde azul brillante a un color mas azul verdoso. Esto es lo que pasa con el color, puede ser una trampa si no tienes cuidado.Hoy recordamos las maravillas del Sistema de Comparación…
Artist Lawrence Cumbo was asked by Dr. John to take a photo in 1998 in New Orleans that would be a tip of the hat to the famous Art Kane photo “A Great Day in Harlem.” Sixty-three Louisiana artists were assembled on Louis Armstrong’s birthday in Armstrong Park. The photo included New Orleans great Allen Toussaint…
This post from a five years ago still rings true. The other day somebody was talking about “teal” as a color which can be everything from a bright blue to a very green blue. Here’s about colors that can be a trap if you are not careful. We are reminded today of the wonders of the…
Down on Frenchman Street in New Orleans on a Tuesday night which was turning into Wednesday morning I met Rosin, selling her “Kitchen Ink” wares at a table. She literally screens on the floor in her kitchen, air dries her ink, and has a total DIY operation going. A few photos of her designs and…
I’m still in New Orleans and I love meeting other screen printers when I’m traveling. Today I hung out with Brandon from Inferno Screen Printing. His shop does a lot of cool work and a lot of discharge prints for the music industry. Nothing more fun than talking shop with somebody else who likes screen…
Music festivals are a great place to see all kinds of t-shirts. One takeaway from this year’s Jazz Fest is that simple one to three color prints and distressed prints really are what people are wearing now. Practically the only elaborate multi-color prints we saw were the Jazz Fest shirts. And the only people wearing the current year’s…
Te guste o no, la impresión con tinta de silicona va a encontrar un espacio en tu caja de herramientas. Las ventajas son: – es muy elástica – tiene una migración cero en poliésters – es más barato que contratar un seguro cuando necesitas imprimir sobre una chaqueta elástica de 150$ Los contras son: –…
