Professional color separation and artwork creation
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1. Light Gray 1 MX White 960 0 2 MX Black 40 0 1000 0 Medium Gray 1 MX White 852 0 2 MX Black 148 0 1000 0 Dark Gray 1 MX White 582 0 2 MX Black 418 0 1000 0 White Gray 1 MX White 985 0 2 MX Black 15 0 1000 0 Light Sepia 1 MX White 952 4 2 MX Magenta B S 20 2 3 MX Yellow 17 9 4 MX Black 9 5 1000 0 Medium Sepia 1 MX White 625 0 2 MX Magenta B S 170 5 3 MX Yellow 156 3 4 MX Black 48 2 1000 0 Dark Sepia 1 MX White 581 9 2 MX Black 258 6 3 MX Orange 107 8 4 MX Yellow 51 7 1000 0 White Sepia 1 MX White 976 2 2 MX Magenta B S 10 0 3 MX Yellow 9 0 4 MX Black 4 8 1000 0 White Base use Wilflex Arctic White Highlight White use 100 MX White Black use 100 MX Black When printing a simulated grayscale image onto a white or light colored shirt the colors can appear a little dark so to correct this use the medium gray ink as your dark gray light gray ink as your medium gray and the white gray ink as your light gray The same applies to the sepia tone colors Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 31 Wilflex MX Color mixing system Use this system to mix the EasyArt colors can also use PC Express mixing system Description The Wilflex MX mixing system is an easy to use easy to mix color matching system with 15 intermixable colors that enables printers to mix all of the EasyArt colors and produce simulations of coated and un coated Pantone Color Formula guide colo2. t change image dimensions Applies automatic levels color and sharpness very good for scanned images Applies automatic levels and sharpness very good for scanned images Lightens highlights and strengthens shadow areas Opens levels window for you to manually adjust the images shadows and highlights Brightens image by 10 Increases image contrast by 10 Increases image color by 10 Enhances image detail by 10 Helps to eliminate moire pattern created when scanning printed images Removes detail from image Creates a low resolution copy of your image for you to try separating first Clears memory making Photoshop run faster CANNOT BE UNDONE Creates a distressed washed out look on your print Heavy effect Creates a distressed washed out look on your print Light effect Creates a distressed washed out look on your print Light effect Creates a distressed washed out look on your print Heavy effect If you are already proficient in Photoshop you may want to manually adjust your images which we recommend and will of course give you the most control If you are looking at improving your Photoshop skills manually the best areas to start are with the levels and curve adjustment controls Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 22 Wilflex EasyArt Separation buttons Converts any grayscale or color image to a one color black or white screen print Converts image to a one color black or white screen print and retains t
3. DESCRIPTION Genesis process inks are formulated to achieve the cleanest and highest intensity colors for textile process screen printing These pure transparent colors are designed for high productivity direct wet on wet printing Excellent resistance to build up superb printability extremely soft hand and minimal dot gain PRINTER S PARAMETERS Substrates Mesh Tension Stencil emulsion Squeegee type Squeegee Squeegee angle Squeegee speed Cure temp Extender Reducer Storage Wash up Health amp Safety 100 cotton cotton blends all white grounds 305 to 355 threads in 120 140 threads cm newtons 25 Direct indirect amp capillary Dual 70 90 or triple 70 90 70 blade Sharp 60 degrees Medium fast 320 F 160 C entire film ProMatch Clear Soft Hand Clear 10140 Finesse 10150FNS 65 90 F 18 32 C Avoid direct sun Use within one year of receipt Wilflex Screen Wash data Available upon request GENESIS STANDARD PROCESS SET e 19850GNS Process Black e 49850GNS Process Magenta e 69850GNS Process Cyan e 89850GNS Process Yellow e To create a process white mix 50 50 MX white with extender GENESIS PROCESS TONE SET Create natural colors straight from the container e 49855GNS Process Tone Magenta e 69855GNS Process Tone Cyan e 89855GNS Process Tone Yellow e Use with 19850GNS Black PROMATCH 1 SET e 19854GNS Black 69854GNS Cyan e 49854GNS Magenta 89854GNS Yellow Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasya
4. MakeMak lt to the Tutorial Images folder in Quick Stat Tutorial lt lt Start Here PrN the EasyArt 2 Demo install and Paki Sanaa image Eliect isti double click the image file Open Image Line Drawing f Di fe Merc jpg to open Step 1 Image Distressed Effect Ee The first task is to get your n Pa Apply Distressed Texture image looking as good as it can Step 3 Adiustment Apply Distressed Textured Appl Distressed Textured To add some contrast color and sharpness click on the yellow Next click on the EasyArt button First you must tell EasyArt which EasyArt button Improve Image Line Drawing to open the Line part of the image will be RGB Drawing window converted to a line drawing in this case just the car This is done by creating a simple mask To begin click on the EasyArt button Make Mask Image Layer Select Filter Vi Ube ta Next select the pen tool Zoom into the image then with The last point you click must be The Pen tool should be set to the pen tool begin clicking a on the first dot you started with paths Photoshop has many series of dots tracing around the to close the path selection tools but only use the outside of the car The closer pen tool for creating your EasyArt together the dots the more Next fill the path masks accurate the mask While you are zoomed into the image you can move it around by holding down the Space Bar on your keyboard and
5. Maroon PC 2 40 Velvet Black PC 40 Dark Flesh Genesis Plus Base 764 30 Extra White PC 179 20 Bright Yellow PC 15 50 Bright Orange PC 34 40 Maroon PC 4 00 Velvet Black PC 2 60 Red Flesh Genesis Plus Base 731 30 Extra White PC 94 20 Electron Red PC 98 40 Electron Orange PC 38 00 Bright Yellow PC 7 80 Bright Orange PC 16 50 Maroon PC 12 40 Velvet Black PC 1 30 The Red Flesh ink can be used in images that contain flesh tones but you don t want to screen print an additional 2 or 3 shades of skin colored ink The Red Flesh ink replaces the regular Red The Red Flesh produces a better simulated flesh which is made up from the Red Yellow and Brown channels Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 34 Easyart Wilflex PC Express Recipe Guide Makes 1kg Light Gray Genesis Plus Base 744 10 Extra White PC 251 60 Velvet Black PC 4 30 Medium Gray Genesis Plus Base 761 00 Extra White PC 223 20 Velvet Black PC 15 80 Dark Gray Genesis Plus Base 802 70 Extra White PC 152 50 Velvet Black PC 44 70 White Gray Genesis Plus Base 740 30 Extra White PC 258 00 Velvet Black PC 1 60 Light Sepia Genesis Plus Base 754 00 Extra White PC 222 10 Velvet Black PC 3 20 Maroon PC 3 00 Bright Yellow PC 11 80 Bright Orange PC 5 20 Medium Sepia Genesis Plus Base 790 12 O Extra White PC 136 20 Velvet Black PC 9 60 Maroon PC 10 40 Bright Yellow PC 37 20 Bright Orange PC 16 50 Dark Sepia Ge
6. which the effect is applied The resolution of the image can also determine the amount of effect applied There are 25 different edge effects to select from Text Effects Red Action Buttons Not available in Demo At the end of the EasyArt button list are an additional set of text effect buttons which will apply various effects to the selected text Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 5 Which routine to use on which image Selecting the correct separation method can make all the difference between getting good or very average separations It is not always obvious which routine to use and we highly recommend you experiment Because of the very automated nature of EasyArt it is very easy to try a few different options on the one image and try and think not only in terms of color but also try thinking a little outside the box think about tonal value and solid areas of the image regardless of color For example an area of your image may not have separated to exactly the right color it separated the information but it displays incorrectly because maybe it s the wrong shade of blue This doesn t really matter as you can easily change the ink color to match the most important thing is that you have the separated information Below are examples of which routine to use on which kind of image Separate this image with WSebarateforcoiored K First Choice Clipart image exported from Corel Draw Exported as PSD Photoshop image at
7. Process355 ink then you load in the corresponding color settings For this example we will presume you are going to screen print your image using the standard Wilflex Process 305 inks In the Color Settings window click Load then navigate your way to the Color Settings folder on the EasyArt CD and double click to open Next select the file WilflexProcess305 and click Load Color Settings Look in C color settings J Jv Settings wilflexProcess305 EN A wilflex asyart csf d Advanced Mode 4 JF WilflexProcess305 csf Working Spaces My Recent Sf wilflexProcess355 csf Documents r RGB Apple RGB a wilflexTone355 csf CMYK Wilflex Process 305 E Gray Gray Gamma 2 2 Desktop Spot Dot Gain 30 ca Preview Color Management Policies RGB Convert to Working RGB w My Documents CMYK Convert to Working CMYK Gray Convert to Working Gray Mi Profile Mismatches V Ask When Opening Ask When Pasting Missing Profiles Ask When Opening Description J File name WilflexT one305 csf v WilflexProcess305 Preparation of content using the default working D spaces from Photoshop 5 My Network Files of type Color Settings CSF x File Size 708K Convert to CMYK With your color settings loaded into Photoshop you can convert your image to CMYK To do this go to the menu bar at the top of your screen click Image scroll down and select Mode scroll across and down and select CMYK Color Make any
8. actual print size 300 dpi RGB with preserve transparency Separate this image with WSsharateforcoiored C First Choice Image scanned at 400 dpi enlarged in Photoshop to print size then the resolution was dropped down to 200 for separating If this image had text the resolution would have been dropped down to 300 dpi Separate this image with sicotor simulateaGrayseale K First Choice Image scanned at 400 dpi enlarged in Photoshop to print size then the resolution was dropped down to 200 for separating Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 6 Which routine to use on which image Separate this image with Mi ES K First Choice Image scanned at 400 dpi enlarged in Tr HE Photoshop to print size then the resolution LAST was dropped down to 200 for separating SAMURAI ti Separate this image with _ 2Step index Separations T First Choice Image scanned at 400 dpi enlarged in Photoshop to print size then the resolution was dropped down to 150 for Index separations then exported to Corel Draw to apply text Separate this image with First Choice Image exported from Illustrator as a tiff or PSD file at actual print size and 400 dpi resolution to maintain sharp edges orange Separate this image with SNE ae First Choice Image was created from a photograph using the EasyArt routine Artist Impression Trucking Ltd There is a lot of debat
9. drag it around with your mouse pointer which changes to the hand tool Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 15 Delete Path Define Custom Shape Make Selection Fill Path Stroke Path With the path closed right click with your mouse scroll down the list and select fill Path This time fill the path with 100 white This will remove that area from the mask Go around the image removing all of the background in the windows Feather Radius 0 pixels C Anti aliased E Fill the path with 100 Black Make sure Feather Radius is set to 0 and anti aliased is unchecked Click ok to continue 11 autside edge of a car Make Mask Convert to Line Drawing Artistic Impression a Apply Distressed Textures Apply Distressed Textures Appl Distressed Textured d pe With the mask now completed click on the EasyArt blue button Convert to Line Drawing Right click on your mouse scroll down and click Delete Path Next using the pen tool trace around the background area of the windows Good quality images will produce a better result Look for images that are light in color with good contrast and definition For example an image of a light blue or yellow car will produce a much better line drawing than an image of a black or Navy Blue car fi a_i i CS JS Pa i Ww mes d yo f g a T After the routine has completed go to the channels list wh
10. photorealistic screen print The Simulated Sepia Separation routine operates in exactly the same way as the Simulated Grayscale Separation routine This tutorial can also apply to Sepia tone images Step 1 Preparation EasyArt yellow buttons In Photoshop alae your way rs the Tutorials Images folder from the EasyArt Demo install and open the file Watch jpg This RGB watch image looks ok but is actually quite dull and flat EasyArt will still separate it as is but if the image is improved before separating the resulting separations will be much better To improve this image first close any other images you have open so you only have the watch image in your work space Apply S Curve Increase Contrast Increase Color Adjust levels Sharpen Image To begin improving go to the Next click on the yellow button The new and improved duplicate EasyArt Actions list and click on Increase Brightness image appears much brighter the yellow button Improve image Finally click on the yellow button with more contrast which will RGB Increase Contrast produce much better This will add color contrast and separations sharpness After comparing the two images close the original dull image Experienced Photoshop users may prefer to enhance their images manually before separation but as you can see you can achieve excellent results just using a combination of the buttons provided Wilflex EasyArt www wilfl
11. printing close the image without saving before you do the next color channel If you get an error Missing Profile message just ignore it and click OK to continue Print out each separated color channel in the same way Give your computer and printer time to work with these very high resolution bitmap halftoned images The high resolution is required 1200 dpi to maintain an accurate halftone You can if you wish save each converted bitmap to your hard drive but make sure you close it before starting the next color so as to conserve computer resources Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 20 Output separations to film Laser Printers To get your laser film to print out perfectly it helps to understand a little how laser printers work A basic explanation of how laser printer works is a sheet of film is taken into your laser printer and an electrical charge is laid down onto the film in the image of your design This electrical charge acts like a magnet for the black toner which sticks to this charge The toner is then fused to the film with heat it s this heat process that distorts your film not by much but enough to alter out your registration The problem isn t that the film shrinks the problem is that often it doesn t all shrink the same amount and it is this variation in shrinkage that upsets your registration Different brands of laser printer do this fusing of the toner at different temperatures and you obviousl
12. properties Retensionable frames that allow for work hardening of the mesh fabric are recommended Perform fusion tests before production Failure to cure ink properly can result in poor wash fastness inferior adhesion unacceptable durability and increased likelinood of dye migration Testing procedures for plastisol fusion are outlined in the Wilflex User s Manual Stir plastisols prior to printing Do not dry clean bleach iron the printed area Any application not referenced in this product information bulletin should be pretested or consultation sought with Wilflex Technical Services Department prior to printing techserviceswilflex polyone com Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart ccom 41
13. transparent background Cameroen RS tT PSSA PORN SA E Next select the image with the edge effect and paste in the area of arm you just copied Edit gt Paste Use the Move Tool to reposition the arm in the correct place e il Layers Normal Dock to Palette Well New Layer Duplicate Layer Delete Layer New Layer Set Layer Properties Blending Options Merge Down Merge Visible Merge the layers together EasyArt can only separate one layer and the merge command will maintain the transparent background To further enhance the effect To do this zoom into the right arm copy some areas from the area in the original image With original and paste them into the the Polygonal Lasso tool make a image with the newly created selection around the arm edge effect creating foreground Then copy Edit gt Copy and background K Opacity 100 gt Lock OY Fill 100 gt Layer 4 r Layer 3 Layer 2 Ceiscr CLER AX PM SAPOBN MAL Now do the same with the other Next go to the layers list for your arm Copy it from the original new image with the edge effect image and paste it into the new You can see the image is now image then move it into the comprised of 3 separate layers correct position 33 3 Layer 4 RGB You can use the Separate for Colored Shirts routine to separate this image as it will recognize the transparent background leaving it o
14. Art Halftone atn and click load The EasyArt actions will appear below the Default Actions atn Next select the Default Actions and while holding down your mouse button drag them down so they appear below the EasyArt buttons Then click on the small triangle again scroll down and click Button Mode The EasyArt actions will now appear as colored buttons Move the actions list closer to the top of the Photoshop workspace then grab the right hand bottom corner of the actions list and drag towards the bottom of the workspace to expand the visible list Close down Photoshop and then open it up again to preserve these settings www wilflexeasyart com Introduction EasyArt has been developed to make it easier for all screen printers to produce high quality professional artwork and color separations with a minimal amount of time and effort By spending less time on the lengthy separation process it allows you more time for creating the design With just a limited knowledge of Adobe Photoshop you can quickly and easily produce amazing results To get the most from EasyArt we highly recommend you do all of the following tutorials as each one takes you step by step through the many different features and problem solving aspects of simulated process and spot color separation If you do have any problems check the FAQ sheet to find answers to the most common questions It is advisable to start experimenting with EasyArt as soon as you
15. EasyArt 7 Professional color separation and artwork creation system Demo version Important note about EasyArt Demo The demo version of EasyArtruns a little different to the full version The full version of EasyArt runs entirely within the Photoshop environment and runs through the Photoshop actions list The demo version runs as an external program that interacts with Photoshop The appearance and layout of the colored EasyArt buttons are exactly the same for both and the resulting separations are identical The full version of EasyArt also has additional features not included in the demo The EasyArt Halftone and Easy Edge routines operate in the actions list in Photoshop here are the instructions on howto load them in Instructions for Loading Wilflex EasyArt Actions into Adobe Photoshop In Photoshop go to the menu bar at the top of your screen click Windows scroll down and select Actions lf you have not used actions before only the Photoshop default actions will be visible Click on the small arrow in the top right hand corner of the actions list scroll down and select Load Actions You must now navigate your way to where you installed EasyArt on your computer and open the actions folder If you didn t change any settings when installing you will find EasyArt at C Program Files Wilflex EasyArt 2 Demo EasyArtActions Select the file Wilflex EasyArt Edge Effects atn and click Load Then select the file Wilflex Easy
16. YK_Manual Press and click Load If you have an automatic press load the file CMYK_Automatic Press Back in the Print options window select Labels and Registration Marks If you are printing separations with a laser printer or dry imaging system you may want to add an additional transfer curve to allow for the extra dot gain with those devices To do this in the Print options window click on the button Transfer in the Transfer Functions window that opens click Load navigate your way to the Printer Settings folder on the EasyArt CD and double click to open it then select the file LaserPrinter and click Load Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 38 4 Color Process Printing Screen Printing Screen Mesh If you are using an automatic press and produced your film at 65 Lpi the most commonly used screen mesh is 355 390 metric 140 155 If you produced your film at 55 Lpi then use a 305 metric 120 screen mesh White base use a 305 for automatic press and a 195 for manual metric 68 Ink deposit moire control and image density can also be affected by thread diameter A finer thread gives a larger open area for example a 305 30 has approximately the same open area as a 280 34 Use the thread diameter which best achieves your print requirements and make sure if you have to print the job again at a later date that you use the exact same specifications in mesh count and thread
17. ated with the spot color or index separation routines Don t be afraid to experiment all of the routines are automatic and work very quickly so you have many options available if one doesn t work so well just try another method It is not always obvious which is the best routine to use to get the best result and with experimentation comes experience Preparation Separation Adjustment Adjustment Green Action Buttons After the separation routine has completed there are always some adjustments to be made whether it s just deleting unwanted colors combining channels or more This is the area where you do all your post separation work you can increase or decrease the strength of color in a channel or even just remove part of it The green section of the EasyArt action buttons will help you achieve all the adjustments quickly and easily and it is well worth learning all of these actions The best way to learn all the different adjustment possibilities is to complete all of the tutorials on the EasyArt CD Easy Edges Purple Action Buttons limited to 2 in the Demo The purple EasyArt buttons are for creating an artistic edge effect around any image This is an ideal tool for quickly removing the background from your image as the area behind the applied effect is transparent This transparency is recognized by EasyArt and is excluded from the separations The routines allow you to make a selection in any shape or size around your image to
18. automatically separates into 5 tonal values light medium dark black and white The 3 shades of tone produce a gradual print range from dark to light so instead of trying to produce a graduated tone with one color and different sized halftone dots you are actually printing the tonal range with different spot color ink This translates into much greater control and consistency and best of all it is a lot easier to screen print It is this printed tonal range that gives the smooth blend from one shade to the next producing the photorealistic results For information on printing out film read the tutorial Outputting separations to film later in this user guide Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 9 Screen Printing onto a black shirt Screen mesh 180 mesh 68 metric for White Base 305 mesh 120 metric for all other colors including Highlight White You can use a higher mesh count for the White Base if you are printing on an automatic press One of the main benefits of using the EasyArt system is the predetermined range of ink colors for you to screen print with This eliminates all of the guesswork When your image is separated by EasyArt it separates to an actual ink color You can find the recipe guide for all of the EasyArt colors later in this User Guide Ink Screen print using the EasyArt predetermined ink colors White Base use Wilflex Bright Tiger EasyArt Light Gray EasyArt Medium Gray EasyArt Dark Gray Highlight Whi
19. by 1 pixel Increases all of the information in any selected channel by 1 pixel Increases the opacity and intensity of selected channel Reduces the opacity and intensity of selected channel Lightens highlights and strengthens shadow areas Opens Levels window for manual adjustment Flattens information in channel reducing detail and tonal range Allows you to manually apply any channel to selected channel in any percentage Add 100 of the information in the Red channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the White Base channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Yellow channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Magenta channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Light Blue channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Dark Blue channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Green channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Dark Brown channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Gray channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Highlight White channel to the selected channel Add 100 of the information in the Black channel to the selected channel Removes 100 of the information in the Black channel to the selected channel Generic Print Proof Prints a composite of your separations using your printers default usually dithered Half toned Print P
20. can don t wait until you need it As easy as it is to run you will still need a little practice before getting the best possible results Try and experiment with the many different separation techniques as it is not always obvious which one will yield the best result The full version of EasyArt also comes with an additional Video Tutor Cd which has over one hour of step by step video tutorials VERY IMPORTANT As always the separations you get are going to be determined by what you put in so spend some extra time making your image as good as it can be taking shortcuts here will result in very average separations The Yellow Action buttons are provided to help you improve the quality of your image before separation but experienced Photoshop users may want to improve images manually www wilflexeasyart com Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 2 Setting up Photoshop It is important to set up your monitor so that what you are looking at on screen is the same as the image on your hard drive There is an excellent section in the Adobe Photoshop manual about monitor calibration to help you do this Color Settings for Adobe Photoshop On the menu bar at the top of your screen click on Edit scroll down and select Color Settings Apply the color settings as pictured below Color Settings Settings Custom J Advanced Mode Working Spaces RGB Apple RGB CMYK SWOP Newsprint 30 GCR Medium Gray Gray Ga
21. d To delete the blue background layer select it and drag it down to the bin icon at the bottom of the layers list EasyArt can only separate one layer so the remaining three layers must be merged into one Repair low resolution image Layers Xpannels Nistory Nections Styles sd 25 CENTER Y RGB Sele Nora Dockto Palette Well a _ Convert to 200 Dpi RGB Duplicate Layer An En d Delete Layer fps Cone impra Impr ore image greyscale tend a _ CN C NES Z lo Le E click on the small arrow head in With the image now on a single scroll down the Improve Image the top right hand corner of the layer and with a transparent button list and click on the yellow layers scroll down and click background it is ready for some EasyArt button Improve Image merge visible this combines adjustment Launch Easyart and RGB This will automatically the 3 layers Note layers already continue to the Step1 Improve intensify and sharpen the image combined in Demo version Image screen Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 12 Layers Channels History Actions Styles Separate Artists mpres Make Flesh Mask Alternate White Base 9 Before inspecting the separations change the default shirt color which is now gray back to the blue the original image was on To do this double click the shirt color channel then in the window that appears click on the gray box next to the word col
22. diameter or it will be impossible to achieve the same print Your Wilflex representative will be able to give you the best advise on screen specifications for your screen printing setup Screen Tension High tension mesh is a must for successful Process printing Use retensionable frames and make sure all frames have exactly the same tension Printing Press An automatic or semi automatic press will produce the best results You can produce process prints on a good quality manual press but it is very difficult to maintain consistency on larger runs and is not recommended Off contact should be set as low as possible forty thousandths 0 040 is ideal Keeping the screen close to the shirt surface means less squeegee pressure required and more accurate registration Squeegees Squeegee and flood bar set to 15 or less Squeegee hardness 70 75 durometer if the squeegee is too soft you will increase dot gain Summary Process printing can give great rewards and can also give endless headaches The best policy is to test endlessly and record everything in triplicate If you are having problems check everything artwork screens inks film even the t shirts you are printing onto can cause problems Process printing can be very difficult but is the true measure of quality If you can produce good quality accurate process prints you can pretty much print anything Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 39 Wilflex m Genesis Process ink
23. duced from these formulas will vary according to color and the specific gravity of the ink concerned but all formulas will make approximately 1 quart 1 liter Wilflex recommends that MX Mixing Inks be weighed on scales accurate to 0 1 gram Proof formulas prior to commencing any production run to ensure color accuracy as the final color is dependent on print technique mesh count and substrate used PolyOne and its associated companies assume no responsibility for the actual color achieved SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Inks produced from the MX Mixing System are translucent to opaque When blended according to formulations resulting colors vary in opacity from translucent to semi opaque Colors will reproduce best on white or light fabrics For bleed resistance an underbase white such as 11999XW Xtreme White 11480HT Bright Tiger or 11195MVP MVP White must be used For consistency all formulas provided were printed through 156 t in 62 t cem mesh screen on white 100 percent cotton fabric for color approval Wilflex MX Mixing Inks can however be 31 Back Next Contents printed through a range of meshes between 110T and 305 t in 43 120 t cm Variation in screen mesh and ink deposit can result in variation in depth of color and opacity All MX Mixing Inks colors were developed using Genesis technology and can be printed weton wet with exceptional resistance to build up Perform fusion tests before production Failure to cure ink properl
24. e have to print both yellow and green To remove any green areas that may cover your yellow is very simple In the channels list select the green color channel then while holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard click with the mouse button on the yellow channel This automatically selects all areas of yellow in the green channel Next with the green channel still selected go to the actions list and click on the green button decrease color in channel you will notice that with each click the selected area is slowly being removed from the green channel this method works for any color you are wanting to remove from another When I print out the halftone on my laser printer it seems to be very fine dots and they won t wash out on the screens You are not printing out the Photoshop halftone screens and are most likely printing out your laser printers default halftones which is usually about 600 dpi much too high To use the correct halftone screens go to Setup in the print window then click on the Screens button and make all channels 55Lpi Screen angle 25 with an elliptical dot After a routine has finished I ve decided to go back to the original image state and make some changes and run the routine again with the changes how do do that Go to the History list Window show history and click on the snapshot image This will revert you back to the original image It s also recommended that you run the Preview routines if you just wan
25. e Bright Blue Blaze Lemon Shining Gold Electron Green Electron Orange Fluo Neon Fluo Magenta Changing Bases The use of IMS Software or PC Base Ratio charts allows you to change bases with the modification of pigment loading or special requirements 10000GNS 10007TF 10040SSVFF 10099MVP 10108SA 10140SHC 10145IB 10150FNS 10250NPF 10425NS 10440TF 10455FCB Genesis Halftone Base TransClear SSV FF Base MVP LB Neutral Base Stretch Base Additive Soft Hand Clear Ice Base Finesse NuPuff Base Natural Suede Base TransFlex Base FiberCoat Base 10480TUF Tuff Puff Base 10540GNS Genesis Base 10640GNS Genesis Super Europe only 106 70RB Rock Base 10890NRB Rug Base 11110SSV SSV Base 11422MSH Nylon Mesh Base 12000MP MP Flow Base 13010MP Super Opaque Base 18800MCVFF MCV FF Base 21000SB SuperBase Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 36 4 Color Process Printing Setting up Photoshop for process printing It is important to set up your monitor so that what you are looking at on screen is the same as the image on your hard drive There is an excellent section in the Adobe Photoshop manual about monitor calibration to help you do this Color Settings for Adobe Photoshop Before converting your image to CMYK you must have the correct CMYK color conversion settings for screen printing loaded into Photoshop The color settings are determined by the Process ink you are using For example if you are using Wilflex
26. e C fawn By turning the channels eye icon on and off you can see if a particular color is required or not Experiment turning the channels off and on to view different To produce this image as an 6 color print go to the bottom of the EasyArt blue separation buttons and click on the red button Go to Step3 Adjustment results You can produce simulated versions of the green blue brown and gray channels Using simulated colors will helo reduce the number of dedicated colors you need to print but you must include in your separations the colors that are used to produce the third simulated color For example if you want to use a simulated green you must include in your separations a yellow and a blue channel Go back to the channels list and turn on the Shirt Color White Base Yellow Red Light Blue Dark Blue and Black channels only leaving you with a 6 color print What you are trying to do is eliminate having to print the brown channel but instead of just leaving it out then gaps may appear you are making a simulated version of the brown so that you get the same or similar effect without having to print a dedicated color Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 13 Film Halftone settings Print out the channels White Base Yellow Red Light Blue Dark Blue and Black all with the same settings 55 Lpi 22 5 Screen Angle Elliptical dot shape For more information on printing out film read the tutorial Out
27. e over which method is better for separating color images Simulated Process or Index separation The differences are that simulated process uses halftone dots and Index uses a stochastic dot square Both methods work well The index method has great color accuracy but requires more print colors Simulated Process uses fewer colors but simulates a lot of colors The general rule of thumb is if you are printing photographic reproductions use Simulated process and if your image is artistic like tiger image above try the Index method You can of course use either method on any image then comes down to personal preference Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 7 Simulated Grayscale Sj Wilflex EasyArt2 Demo aE To begin launch Photoshop then launch the Quick Start Tutorial lt lt Start Here EasyArt2 Demo exe and continue to the User oii Senator iaage Effecs Window Then click on the yellow button zi Line Drawing Step1 Improve Image to open up the Click Here mm Step 1 a wovelmage DistiessedEfect EasyArt Adjustments panel em REAR Print Halftone The Simulated Grayscale routine will automatically separate any color or black and white image into a 4 or 5 color print including a white base and highlight white Separating an image into it s tonal range from dark to light automatically creating a light gray medium gray dark gray black and white Printing this tonal range with dedicated ink colors produces a very
28. ect registration never print out all your film automatically you must print out each color channel individually This may take an extra 10 minutes but the results are worth it Before you begin printing out your film always print your separations on paper first just to make sure all is well before using the more expensive film this will also warm up your laser printer never start printing film from a cold laser printer Next select the first channel only and print it out collect the film as it comes out and lay it down somewhere flat to cool down then print out the next channel and so on until all are finished Do not stop and go have a coffee break in between once you start you must finish remember it s all about consistency If you do all this use good film and it still doesn t register it s probably your laser printer and you may have to upgrade Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 21 EasyArt Button Reference Guide Full version Image preparation buttons The yellow preparation buttons will help you prepare your image ready for separation This is the most important stage in producing good separated colors Spending a little extra time getting your image to it s best possible state will save you a lot of time later Wilflex EasyArt 2 Will fix pixilated images creating a higher resolution duplicate Converts from current resolution to 200 dpi doesn t change image dimensions Converts from current resolution to 300 dpi doesn
29. ection you have made with 100 black and click on the Make Mask button again which appears red to complete the mask before you convert it to a line drawing To confirm the mask take a look in the channels list and see if your mask appears on the Line Draw Mask channel After an image is separated can I change the color of a channel for example change one of the blue channels to purple Yes Double click the channel window of the one you want to change this will bring up the channel options window Then click on the small color box and select the new color you want and click OK Go back to the channels list and turn on all the channels for your image to see the new color I want to redo an image did a while ago and convert it to a line drawing made the line draw mask back then do I have to make it again now If you didn t save the line drawing mask onto your hard drive from previous then yes you will If you did then run the Make Line Draw Mask routine again on your image and when it asks you to draw around the edge of the image you want to mask just open up your previous mask that you saved and copy and paste it into this new routine then click the mask routine button again to finish Can change the EasyArt Default Halftone screens for printing out on to my Laser Film Yes You can manually change all the print options to what ever you like Recommended for experienced users only Can I print Halftone with my 75 inkjet print
30. elected channel with settings 55 Lpi 22 5 screen angle and an elliptical dot shape Can be printed on any Inkjet or Laser printer Creates a half toned bitmap of selected channel with settings 60 Lpi 22 5 screen angle and an elliptical dot shape Can be printed on any Inkjet or Laser printer Creates a half toned bitmap of selected channel with settings 65 Lpi 22 5 screen angle and an elliptical dot shape Can be printed on any Inkjet or Laser printer Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 25 Wilflex EasyArt FAQ When I look at the actions list don t see all the colored buttons just headings and a lot of type what s wrong You haven t selected button mode Go to the small triangle in the top right hand corner of the actions list and click Scroll down and click on Button Mode you should now see all the colored buttons When I run a routine it keeps stopping on the curves window waiting for me to adjust it How do I stop this The likely reason is that EasyArt wasn t installed correctly or maybe the routines have been manually changed the easiest way to fix this problem is to manually delete EasyArt Delete the folder Wilflex EasyArt from your C Drive and delete the Wilflex EasyArt Actions from Photoshop and then reinstall all When I am using the Line Draw routine keep getting an error message saying Command Contract is not currently available After tracing round part of your image creating the mask you must fill the sel
31. er Yes You can print out your halftone film using the EasyArt halftone buttons Read the Tutorial for printing halftones included in this user guide Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 26 Wilflex EasyArt FAQ What settings do I use to output my film Recommended halftone film settings for most jobs Frequency 55 lines inch Angle 22 5 degrees Shape Ellipse How do I get my Laser Film to register correctly it always seems to be slightly off Read the Tutorial about printing out film in this user guide How do stop an Action part way through All of the Action Routines can be stopped at any time by hitting the Esc key on your keyboard After stopped an Action part way through that Actions button has turned red how do I change it back to what it was Click on any of the reset buttons in the EasyArt action list When I printed my shirt the yellow in the design was very dark I don t think there is enough white base behind it I m printing onto a black shirt There are two ways you can boost a color in your design Firstly analyze the print and see if just more color will fix the problem or maybe it needs more white base underneath to fix it If it s just more color you need go to the green increase color in channel button and click This makes the color a little more solid and less half toned multiple clicks more solid If you think more under base behind that color in this case the yellow will fix it especial
32. ere you will see that EasyArt has automatically created a white ink and black ink version of a line drawing for you If you wish you can tidy up the image with any of the Photoshop tools adding fine detail and removing unwanted noise Layer Select fke few Window h QA Oie Werte tere Cipre renter scree Ponte Cenone Cerat see Text can be added directly to the separated channels or you can export the channel to Corel Draw or Illustrator and add the text there Read tutorial Exporting to Illustrator and Corel Draw The Line Drawing image that is created is still a Pixel image not a vector image as you see created in programs like Illustrator and Corel Draw so you if you enlarge the image you will get the same problems associated with enlarging any pixel based image ie photographs and scans Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 16 Creating edge effects with EasyEdges The EasyArt edge effects are a quick and easy way of removing the background from your image creating a more professional finish to your designs Manually adjust the amount size and shape of the border to compliment your design The 25 different edge effects are applied to a duplicate of your original allowing you to try different borders before making that final selection The EasyArt edge effects do 1 not run through the normal EasyArt Demo interface The edge effects run from the actions list in Photoshop Read the be
33. exeasyart ccom 8 Conitnue on to the separating stage by clicking on the red button at the bottom of the Adjustments window Go to Step2 separation Remember the EasyArt windows can be moved around to give you better viewing of your image Light Srey 5 Color Salata Sepia z Spot Color Separation f 7 a ee Dark Grey With the Separation buttons now After the routine is complete go These separations don t require showing separate this image by to the channels list to view the any adjustments You can view clicking on the EasyArt button separations individual channels by turning the 5 Color Simulated Grayscale Window gt Channels channel eye icon on and off some separations may require adjustment making a channel lighter or darker or removing noise Each image will be a little different and adjustments will become more obvious with experience If you are spending a lot of time making channel adjustments after separating it almost always because the original image has not been improved well enough and you will probably get a better result if you go back to the original image improve that then separate again It is important to understand exactly what the simulated grayscale is doing as it can be used on a variety of different images and it may not always be obvious this is the routine to use The simulated grayscale routine converts any design or photograph into a standard 256 grayscale image that it then
34. further color adjustments required to improve the image Separate Separate the image using either the EasyArt Process for light Shirts or Process for dark shirts routines Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 37 4 Color Process Printing Printing out the Film The correct screen angles are very important The angles are calculated to produce the least amount of interference with the screen mesh Using the correct angles will eliminate the moire pattern which often appears with incorrectly produced CMYK film To print the film go to the menu bar at the top of your screen click File scroll down and click Print with Preview In the Print options window that opens click on the button Screens Halftone Screens Position Top inches v C lUse Printer s Default Screens Left inches v EE Ink Cyan v Scaled Print Size Height 8 66 Scale 100 C Scale to Fit Media inches v Frequency 39 lineszinch v width 6 07 inches v Z Show Bounding Box Angle 37 degrees Shape Ellipse n vi Show More Options Output C Caption Cluse Accurate Screens C Registration Marks ClLabeis C Border Fica ccs Maks Use Same Shape for All Inks Bleed C Center Crop Marks C Negative In the Halftone Screens window that opens click on the button Load Navigate your way to the Printer Settings folder on the EasyArt CD double click to open it then select the file CM
35. genta Gray Light Blue Dark Blue Green Dark Brown and Black NB Black can also be printed first on some designs Simulated Grayscale Dark Shirts White Base Medium Gray Light Gray Dark Gray and Highlight White When printing Grayscale onto white shirts you will use the same screens as you would for black shirts only you will use the Medium Gray ink on your Dark Gray screen the Light Gray ink on your Medium Gray screen and the White Gray ink on your Light Gray screen Light Shirts Light Gray White Gray Medium Gray Highlight White Black The same applies to the Sepia images Index Printing Print your colors from dark to light For example Print your white base first then Black Brown Medium Gray Green Red Yellow and highlight white You can get quite different effects by changing the print order try a few different options there really is no one absolute correct order Flash Curing Generally you will flash after the White Base on Dark Shirts and before the Black on light shirts but you can flash anywhere the design requires it Inks We have developed a range of Plastisol inks using the Wilflex MX and PC formulas For the very best results we highly recommend you use these colours We have deliberately not given you Pantone PMS numbers for these colors we have found that especially in the Flesh tones and Gray tones there is no suitable match Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 29 Easyart Wilflex MX Rec
36. ginning of this guide 1st page to find out how to load the actions into ne Sree eee In Photoshop navigate your way Adjust the image so that you can photoshop to the Tutorial Images folder in see all of it on your screen the EasyArt 2 Demo install and Next go to the photoshop actions double click the image file list and click on the purple Easy Bisley jpg to open Edge button Chalk Edge The first task is to get your image When the message appears read looking as good as it can it and click Stop 5 Loy 4 a Color Halftone T W Max Radius Pixels s SFP Screen Angles Degrees p hy Channel 1 eg ee n n o TY 5 t f A Channel 2 i gd Channel3 45 PN 7 FP ORNS FAS Cw e7 ORF A J Channel 4 u With the Rectangular Marquee Then click on the Chalk edge The Color Halftone window Tool make a box selection a short button which now appears red opens giving you the option to way in from the edge of the change the amount of effect image When the message window appears read it and click For this tutorial leave the default Continue settings and just click OK Q You can use any of the Photoshop selection tools to make your selection in any size or shape Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 17 iia eee gt 9 Dikey copy a 32 9 RG When the routine is complete you will see the edge effect applied around your selection and the image now has a
37. iously specified colors Separates into your specified colors Instructions on how to accurately view an index image on your monitor Changes default shirt color to user specified color Reset button to blue Reverts any stopped routine to it s original start position Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 23 Wilflex EasyArt Adjustment buttons The green adjustment buttons can help you quickly and easily make changes to your separations Here you can increase or decrease the intensity of a channel therefore increase or decrease the amount of ink you put down and automatically reduce the number of screen print colors by using the combine buttons As a general rule if you find yourself spending a lot of time making adjustments to separations you should probably go back and adjust the original image so that it separates more accurately Adds information from green channel to the yellow and light blue channels so you can screen print a simulated green Adds information from brown channel to the yellow red and light blue channels so you can screen print a simulated brown Adds 25 of the information from gray channel to the black channel so the black prints a simulated gray with halftone Removes highlight area from all channels allowing the white base to show through Combines the light blue channel to the dark blue channel which you screen print as one instead of the 2 blues Reduces all of the information in any selected channel
38. ipe Guide Makes 1kg Yellow 1 MX Fluro Yellow 500 0 2 MX Yellow 500 0 1000 0 Red 1 MX Red 390 0 2 MX Fluro Pink 80 0 3 MX Fluro Red 530 0 1000 0 M agenta 1 MX Magenta 600 0 2 MX Fluro Pink 375 0 3 MX White 25 0 1000 0 Light Blue 1 MX White 920 9 2 MX Blue G S 43 1 3 MX Green 36 0 1000 0 D ark Blue 1 MX Blue 455 0 2 MX Fluro Blue 455 0 3 MX White 90 0 1000 0 Green 1 MX Yellow 339 0 2 MX White 330 0 3 MX Green 331 0 1000 0 Dark Brown 1 MX White 649 8 3 MX Orange 240 7 2 MX Yellow 68 6 5 MX Black 40 9 1000 0 Medium Gray 1 MX White 852 0 2 MX Black 148 0 1000 0 Light Flesh 1 MX White 925 1 2 MX Fluro Yellow 64 6 3 MX Orange 8 8 4 MX Black 1 5 1000 0 Medium Flesh 1 MX White 900 0 2 MX Yellow 50 0 3 MX Red B S 50 0 1000 0 Dark Flesh 1 MX White 673 3 2 MX Orange 224 5 3 MX Yellow 64 0 4 MX Black 38 2 1000 0 Red Flesh 1 MX Orange 335 6 2 MX Magenta B S 335 5 3 MX White 322 2 4 MX Black 6 7 1000 0 simulated flesh which is made up from the Red Yellow and Brown channels The Red Flesh ink can be used in images that contain flesh tones but you don t want to screen print an additional 2 or 3 shades of skin colored ink The Red Flesh ink replaces the regular Red The Red Flesh produces a better Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 30 Easyart Wilflex MX Recipe Guide Makes 1kg
39. ite Fluorescent 4100K illuminant Pantone Inc assumes no responsibility for formula accuracy PANTONE is Pantone Inc s check standard trademark for color Portions Pantone Inc 1963 1991 Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 33 Easyart Wilflex PC Express Recipe Guide Makes 1kg Yellow grams Genesis Plus Base 789 00 Extra White PC 12 80 Bright Yellow PC 89 70 Electron Yellow PC 108 50 Red Genesis Plus Base 761 10 Extra White PC 6 00 Electron Red PC 125 50 Electron Orange PC 48 40 Fluro Pink PC 28 00 Maroon PC 31 00 M agenta Genesis Plus Base 874 90 Extra White PC 11 70 Magenta PC 84 90 Fluro Pink PC 28 50 Light Blue Genesis Plus Base 797 00 Extra White PC 130 40 Electron Blue PC 59 60 Blue PC 7 60 Electron Yellow PC 5 50 D ark Blue Genesis Plus Base 842 10 Extra White PC 19 60 Blue PC 56 80 Electron Blue PC 81 40 Green Genesis Plus Base 818 40 Extra White PC 86 30 Bright Yellow PC 66 30 Green PC 29 00 Dark Brown grams Genesis Plus Base 775 50 Extra White PC 145 80 Bright Yellow PC 25 70 Bright Orange PC 43 50 Maroon PC 5 90 Velvet Black PC 3 60 Medium Gray Genesis Plus Base 760 80 Extra White PC 223 40 Velvet Black PC 15 80 Light Flesh Genesis Plus Base 738 20 Extra White PC 257 90 Bright Yellow PC 2 20 Bright Orange PC 1 40 Velvet Black PC 20 Medium Flesh Genesis Plus Base 750 20 Extra White PC 225 30 Bright Yellow PC 14 50 Bright Orange PC 7 20
40. lor print Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 11 Simulated Process This routine will separate an Image that can be printed onto any colored shirt To achieve this the background of the image i e the areas that will be the shirt color must be transparent This is important to remember when creating your designs lf your design is on a black or white background and is only being printed onto a black or white shirt you can simply use the separate for black shirts or the separate for white shirts routines as they do not require the transparent background sa Soe 4 f e i i PRINTING You can of course use this routine as well with 21st CENTURY separations for black and white shirts COLOUR SEPARATION Look in B Wilfler Easy rt crv17 4 cv618 My Recent CQCV 917 Documents evxp17 Printer settings I Px817 Qreadme Separations tools em Tutorial images D User Guide Desktop My Documents In Photoshop navigate your way You will first notice this n Go to the layers list Window gt to the Tutorials folder on the has a blue background For Show Layers you can see this EasyArt CD and double click the visual reference when creating image has been created on four image file Classic Car psd to an image it s always a good idea different layers 2 Layers in open it to have the background layer in Demo version the color of the shirt Before separating you must first delete the blue backgroun
41. ly on dark shirts select the white under base channel and then in the actions list click on the green button add yellow to click on add red to button if the red needs more base behind it and so on this adds the contents of the yellow channel directly to the under base white channel giving you more under base in that particular area Also you can try a more opaque white underbase click on the blue EasyArt button Alternate White Base This base is good for screen prints that are going onto a variety of different colored shirts Can use EasyArt on different image resolutions other than the recommended 200 300 dpi Yes All the routines will work on any size image at any resolution the results will vary depending on these factors For example the Convert to line Draw routine will make a thicker outline on a lower resolution image 200dpi is the EasyArt recommended minimum except for Index Separations which require an image resolution of 150 dpi or up to 200 dpi for a smaller square dot Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 27 Wilflex EasyArt FAQ What versions of Adobe Photoshop will EasyArt work with Wilflex EasyArt 1 5 will work with Adobe Photoshop 5 5 5 6 7 and CS 8 EasyArt 2 will work with Adobe Photoshop 6 and up After separating my design can see that there is green on top of my yellow How can I get rid of just the bits of green that are on the yellow don t want to delete the green channel becaus
42. mma 2 2 Spot Dot Gain 30 Color Management Policies RGB Preserve Embedded Profiles Mi CMYK Preserve Embedded Profiles v Gray Preserve Embedded Profiles v Profile Mismatches Ask When Opening Ask When Pasting Missing Profiles Ask When Opening Description Click on the CMYK drop down list in the Color Settings window and select Custom CMYK to open the Custom CMYK window shown below Custom CMYK Name SWOP Newsprint 3096 GCR Medium Ink Options Ink Colors SWOP Newsprint Dot Gain Standard v 30 Separation Options Separation Type GCR OUCR Gray Ramp Black Generation Medium v Black Ink Limit 85 Total Ink Limit 250 UCA Amount T 3 Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 3 Getting Started Preparation Separation Adjustment Making separations with EasyArt is a 3 step process the actual separating of your image is only 30 of the job Step 1 Yellow buttons image preparation Step 2 Blue buttons image separation Step 3 Green buttons image adjustment It is important to start your separating with the best possible image you can An image that appears dull and flat will be separated as such and an image that is light bright with good contrast will yield the best results Preparation Yellow Buttons The first section of the EasyArt actions list Yellow buttons is there to help you improve the quality of your image before you begi
43. n separating Try experimenting with this section of actions to see how you can improve your chances of getting the best separations possible Below are two examples of the same image The image on the left has no adjustments it appears just as it did from the scanner the image on the right has had color and contrast adjustments both images can easily be separated with Easyart but the one on the right will give far superior separations and a much better T Shirt print Not all images are the same and each image you want to separate will need some adjustment especially if you are scanning practice on a duplicate image until you get it just right The more time you spend preparing your image the less time you will have to spend trying to fix up bad separations EasyArt doesn t care what you start with it will separate anything but a good image will yield good separations As the saying goes if you start with rubbish you will just end up with separated rubbish Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 4 Separation Blue Action Buttons Although this is the most complex step we have made it easy all of the separation routines are fully automatic just select the separation routine you need push the button sit back and watch The type of image you want to separate will determine which particular routine to use for example photographs are better separated using the simulated process routines whereas logos and art type images are better separ
44. nesis Plus Base 812 70 Oo Extra White PC 104 80 Velvet Black PC 30 00 Maroon PC 8 70 Bright Yellow PC 29 40 Bright Orange PC 14 40 White Sepia Genesis Plus Base 745 90 Extra White PC 242 40 Velvet Black PC 1 60 Maroon PC 1 50 Bright Yellow PC 5 90 Bright Orange PC 2 70 White Base use Wilflex Arctic White When printing a simulated grayscale image onto a white or light colored shirt the colors can appear a little dark so to correct this use the medium gray ink as your dark gray light gray ink as your medium gray and the white gray ink as your light gray The same applies to the sepia tone colors Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 35 Wilflex PC Express Mixing system The Easy to Use PC Base System Create PANTONE Simulations with Just 15 Pigments Standard Base 10680GNS Genesis Plus Base Standard Pigment Concentrates 10110PC 10450PC 10470PC 10570PC 10680PC 10700PC 10870PC 10940PC 11300PC 11650PC 18000PC 18010PC 18060PC 19040PC 19080PC Extra White Maroon Magenta Violet Blue Green Bright Yellow Velvet Black Bright Orange Marine PC Electron Yellow Electron Blue Electron Red Fluo Pink Fluo Purple Optional Base Optional PCs Pigment Concentrates 10000PC 10200PC 10370PC 10490PC 10770PC 10830PC 10860PC 10970PC 11040PC 11600PC 11820PC 12220PC 18020PC 18030PC 19050PC 19070PC Clear Light Brown Fast Red Venus Fast Gold Blaze Gold Blaze Yellow Black Fast Whit
45. on first setup your printer On your menu bar click File scroll down and select Print with Preview to open up the expanded options print window 3 Every printer is different so just setup your printer to print it s best quality Black Ink only Paper Orientation for this image is Portrait A4 or Letter size and paper quality Photo Paper or Transparency film In the Print expanded options window select Labels this will print the channel color name You dont need to select registration marks the Photoshop default registration marks are very small EasyArt will automatically place screen print size registration marks How do you want to proceed O Leave as is don t color manage 9 Assign working gray Gray Gamma 2 2 OOAssign profile Dot Gain 10 With your printer setup go to the channels list and select the White Base channel Scroll down to the bottom of the EasyArt actions list and click on the green EasyArt button 55 Lpi Print Halftone white base 6 25 Gray A Duplicate of the white channel is created and converted to a high resolution halftoned bitmap Registration marks have also been added to the image automatically A message will appear read it and click continue In the Duplicate Image window that appears type in White Base where it says Type color name here then click ok to continue Print out this new bitmap image in the normal way After
46. onal range Used to create masks required by some of the EasyArt routines Converts image to a hand drawn copy of original photograph requires a mask Converts image to a clipart looking copy of original photograph requires a mask Creates a more opaque white base good when printing same image onto different colored shirts Simulated process separates image into 5 colors Simulated process separates image into 6 colors Simulated process routine for black shirts only Simulated process routine for white shirts only Simulated process routine for any colored shirt including black and white Adds realistic 2 color flesh tone to masked area of image requires a mask Adds realistic 3 color flesh tone to masked area of image requires a mask Creates Simulated grayscale screen print with 2 whites and 1 gray channel Creates Simulated grayscale screen print with 2 whites and 3 gray channels Creates Simulated Sepia Tone screen print with 2 whites and 1 Sepia channel Creates Simulated Sepia Tone screen print with 2 whites and 3 Sepia channels Separate any image 1 color at a time especially good for clipart Adds extra channel for using special effects inks Separates into Cyan Magenta Yellow and black channels includes highlight white Separates into Cyan Magenta Yellow and black channels includes highlight white and white base Allows you to manually select each print color directly from your image Converts RGB image to index using your prev
47. or In the color picker window go to the RGB section and type in these Simulated Process Routines Simu ted Process Routin Separate for Black shirts Separate for White shirts Add 1 Color Flesh Tone Add 2 Color Flesh Tone Add 3 Color Flesh Tone 4 Color Simulated Grey Close the original image and separate the new improved To separate the image click on the blue EasyArt button values duplicate Next click on the Separate for Colored Shirts R 75 G 106 B 157 EasyArt button Go to Step2 then click OK Separation to open up the blue separation buttons The separated image now appears on the same blue background as the original RGB image To inspect the separations go to the channels list you can see EasyArt has created 11 spot color channels including a white base and a highlight white With the simulated process separation routines all of your images are separated into 11 colors including 2 whites but after making a few channel adjustments combining and deleting channels almost all images can be reduced down to only 5 6 or 7 colors Actions St Next click the green EasyArt button combine brown channel This will create a simulated brown using the Red Yellow and Light blue channels Combine Green Channel Combine Medium Grey Channel Combine Highlight Channel Combine Blue Channels Add Trap to Channel Increase Color in Channel Decrease Color in Channel annle
48. putting separations to film later in this user guide Screen Printing onto a blue shirt Screen mesh 180 mesh 68 metric for White Base 305 mesh 120 metric for all other colors You can use a higher mesh count for the White Base if you are printing on an automatic press One of the main benefits of using the EasyArt system is the predetermined range of ink colors for you to screen print with This eliminates all of the guesswork When your image is separated by EasyArt it separates to an actual ink color You can find the recipe guide for all of the EasyArt colors later in this User Guide Ink Screen print using the EasyArt predetermined ink colors White Base use Wilflex Bright Tiger EasyArt Yellow EasyArt Red EasyArt Light Blue EasyArt Dark Blue Black use Wilflex MX Black Screen print the colors in the same order that the image separated to Print Order White Base Flash Yellow Red Light Blue Dark Blue Black Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 14 Convert a Photograph to a Line Drawing EasyArt has been developed to do a lot more than just color separation The Line Drawing routine will convert any good quality photograph into an image that looks like it was drawn by hand Create a simple mask and automatically produce line art especially good on images of cars trucks boats tools buildings etc 300 dpi images work the best 1 outside edge of a car In Photoshop navigate your way Ei yaris
49. rinter on the market today if you can print out of Photoshop you can print halftone Halftone Settings Frequency 55 lines inch can use 45 65 Ipi 45 large dot 65 small dot Angle 22 5 degrees always use this angle for all colors Shape Ellipse always use this dot shape The screen Frequency determines the size of the halftone dot how many dots per inch the best size to use on almost all of your designs is 55 Ipi The angle and the dot shape are the most suitable for screen printing t shirts and will eliminate the possibility of any moire effect Index images There are no halftone settings for index printing as the dot Square dot is created when the image is converted to Index The size of the dot is determined by the resolution of the image at the time of conversion We recommend an image resolution of between 150 200 dpi at the time of conversion 150 dpi will produce a very manageable and easy to print square dot whereas a 200 dpi image will produce a smaller dot giving you more detail but will require more accurate printing Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 19 Output separations to film Using the EasyArt Print Halftone buttons Ad d 3 Layer 4 White Base T ASN i R A PA PhaceicSfiusle In Photoshop open up the image Classic Car separated from the Tutorial Images folder on the EasyArt CD Then go to the channels list to see the separations Before using the halftone butt
50. roof Prints a composite of your separations converts to halftone that then prints with your printers default method more accurate representation of actual screen print Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 24 Wilflex EasyArt Edges and Halftones The purple EasyArt buttons are for applying an edge effect to your image The edge can be applied in any size or shape using any one of the many Photoshop selection tools Most of the edge effects also allow you to change the amount of effect applied thus changing the overall look of the design The Halftone buttons are for producing film with the corresponding halftone count Especially useful for non postscript printers that are unable to print out halftones 45 Lpi Print Halftone 50 Lpi Print Halftone 55 Lpi Print Halftone 60 Lpi Print Halftone 65 Lpi Print Halftone All of the Edge effects buttons work in exactly the same way Click on the desired edge make a selection then click the button again There are 25 different edge effects to choose from Instructions for setting up your printer and running the halftone routines Creates a half toned bitmap of selected channel with settings 45 Lpi 22 5 screen angle and an elliptical dot shape Can be printed on any Inkjet or Laser printer Creates a half toned bitmap of selected channel with settings 50 Lpi 22 5 screen angle and an elliptical dot shape Can be printed on any Inkjet or Laser printer Creates a half toned bitmap of s
51. rs on white and dark with white under base garments MX inks produce soft hand inks for high production wet on wet printing offering a matt finish and improved crock resistence Printers Parameters Substrates 100 cotton cotton blends some synthetics Bleed resistance None use BR under base Mesh 156 305 t in 43 120 t cm Squeegee 60 to 90 durometer straight edge blade Emulsion Conventional direct or capillary film Cure Temp 320 F 160 C entire film Extender 10150FNS Finesse but modification may alter color and performance Reducer Curable reducer 10070 but modification may alter color and performance Storage 65 90 F 18 32 C avoid direct sun use within 1 year of receipt Wash Up Wilflex screen wash Health amp Safety Data available on request Color Specification MX formulas were printed through a 156 t in 62 t cm mesh screen on white 100 percent cotton fabric and viewed under cool white flourescent 4100k illuminant These specifications were used internally at PolyOne for all Pantone simulation color approvals Similar print application screen mesh squeegee profile and light specifications should be implemented in your shop to ensure comparable results We recommend that you begin a color library of your prints Mixing Guidelines MX formulas that reproduce PANTONE color simulations have been calculated by weight and are presented as a total of 1 000 grams in the Formulation Guide The final volume of ink pro
52. rt com 40 Wilflextm Genesis Process ink EXTENDED GAMUT Extended gamut refers to adding RGB to a CMYK palette Wilflex recommends using the Tone Set with RGB colors e 47507GNSRGB Red 67507GNSRGB Blue e 77507GNSRGB Green HEXACHROME The hexachrome set is an independent color gamut e 87501GNSHX Hex Yellow C e 37501GNSHX Hex Orange C e 47501GNSHX Hex Magenta C e 67501GNSHX Hex Cyan C e 77501GNSHX Hex Green C e 19501GNSHX Hex Black C FIBRILLATION Lower viscosity process inks are more prone to allowing fibers to be exposed during laundering To combat this use SuperGuard HT as an overprint WHERE TO GET THE COLOR VALUES The process color values for Wilflex inks are available on this Wilflex EasyArt User s Manual CD ROM or download from the Wilflex s web site www wilflex com SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Use an appropriate underbase on colored fabrics Lower viscosity process inks are more prone to allowing fibers to be exposed during laundering To combat this use SuperGuard HT as an overprint To ensure good quality separations use a separator who specializes in the textile screen print industry or see Process Seps in this manual in Screenprinting 101 Line mesh count relations of 55 305 55 120 and 65 355 65 140 have proven to be very effective at minimizing moire Refer to information on half tones in the Art Work section of the Wilflex User s Manual Use consistent high tensioned screen mesh to optimize performance
53. t to have a look they will give you a good idea of the finished separation and they run much faster Can run a shorter separation routine that won t take as long on my slow computer No The best way to combat this problem is to time your routines as they run to completion then the next time you separate an image you know exactly how long you have to wait you can use this time to go do something else The only real way to speed up the routines is use lower resolution images but never go below 100dpi and of course upgrade with more power more RAM etc Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 28 EasyArt 7 Screen Printing Guide Screens The mesh count of your screens will depend on the Halftone Lpi count of your artwork We recommend for the best result that you output your artwork with a halftone screen of 55 Lpi lines per inch at an angle of 22 5 To get the most detail and best color graduations from your artwork you should use 180 or higher for automatic press screen mesh for your White Base and 305 for all other colors metric 62 mesh white base and 120 mesh for all colors If you output your artwork at a lower Lpi 45 50 the screen angle remains the same you should use a 180 screen mesh for your White Base and 280 for all other colors Print Order Simulated Process Dark Shirts White Base Yellow Red Magenta Gray Light Blue Dark Blue Green Dark Brown and Highlight White Light Shirts Yellow Red Ma
54. te use Wilflex MX White Screen print the colors in the same order that the image separated to This is a guideline if the image will print better if you change the print order then go ahead and do that Print Order White Base Flash Medium Gray Light Gray Dark Gray Highlight White As mentioned before it is not always obvious which routine to use The Matrix image to the right was separated using the 5 Color Simulated Gray routine not one of the simulated process separation routines as you might first think After the image separated into black white and 3 shades of gray the gray ink was replaced with 3 shades of green ink producing the final green print EasyArt gives you recipes for 3 shades of Gray Sepia and Flesh color any other colors you can mix to your own specific requirements and record your own recipes for future use MASERI N REVOLUTIONS Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 10 Simulated Process Special Note There are several options for producing simulated process separations The routines that automatically separate your image into a 5 color or 6 color prints work well and are very easy to use but that does translate to a less accurate reproduction The Separate for Black shirts White shirts and Colored shirts routines do take longer to run and require a little more work after separation but will produce more accurate prints and in most cases can be manually reduced down to a 6 co
55. ut of the separations When combining layers together always use the merge feature and never the Flatten feature Merging combines the layers together maintaining the transparent background The Flatten command puts your image onto a white background which will be separated along with the rest of the design Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 18 Output separations to film Halftone You can output separations created with EasyArt with any inkjet or Laser printer available on the market today but there are limitations A high end more expensive printer will have the option to take additional RIP software Raster Image Processing RIP software is a postscript option which converts your grayscale separated channel into a halftone bitmap image with the settings that you specify This is the favored option for producing halftones on film but unfortunately if your printer cannot accept additional RIP software almost all printers under 1000 your printer will not be able to read the postscript information Fortunately EasyArt has a workaround for this problem Included in the EasyArt button list is a set of buttons called Print Halftone these buttons are set to the most common halftone specifications you just select the size of the halftone dot you want to use The EasyArt halftone routine converts your grayscale separated channel into a halftone bitmap directly in Photoshop which you can then print out with any p
56. y can result in poor wash fastness inferior adhesion unacceptable durability and increased likelihood of dye migration Testing procedures for plastisol fusion are outlined in the Wilflex User s Manual Wilflex EasyArt www wilflexeasyart com 32 Wilflex MX Color mixing system Stir plastisols prior to printing This product has a unique viscosity Upon opening a container that has been unused for several days or weeks it will appear slightly thick Stir to easily restore the creamy texture Do not dry clean bleach iron the printed area Any application not referenced in this product information bulletin should be pre tested or consultation sought with Wilflex Technical Services Department prior to printing techserviceswilflex polyone com ORDERING INFORMATION 11888MX MX White 19888MX MX Black 38888MX MX Orange 48888MX MX Red Blue Shade 48889MX MX Magenta 58888MX MX Violet 98880MX MX Fluorescent Pink 98884MX MX Fluorescent Red 98885MX MX Fluorescent Purple 98886MX MX Fluorescent Blue 98888MX MX Fluorescent Yellow NEW Non Migrating Mixing colors 38881MXNM Orange NM 48881MXNM Red B S NM 88881MXNM Yellow NM Wilflex MX ink formulations for screen process printing produce simulations of PANTONE Colors in this color reproduction method due to differences in ink film opacity pigment selection and substrate The pigment selection used in blending screen process inks may cause metamerism MX inks were matched under Cool Wh
57. y want one that does it at the lowest temperature giving you the least amount of distortion When buying a laser printer take in some sheets of film and do your own registration test before you buy It is important to have a good laser printer and equally to have good laser film OK now you have the right equipment but it doesn t end there your laser printer is still going to shrink your laser film even if it s only a fraction What you must do is set up the exact same conditions for each sheet of laser film so you will get the same shrinkage on each one What mean by that is if you have a 5 color design to print out and you load in film and tell your printer to print these out automatically one after the other the time delay between each sheet of film printing depends on the amount of information in that color channel for example if you print out one color channel that has a lot of color on it and the next channel only has a small amount of color on it the delay between printing out the two sheets of film is almost nil whereas a channel followed by another with a lot of color information on it make have a 10 or 20 second delay between printing each sheet of film depending on the memory of your printer During this time delay your laser printer is cooling down giving a slightly different temperature for the next sheet of film so the shrinkage will be slightly different All this sounds complicated but it s very simple to resolve If you want perf
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