Great video. Just a heads up.. there's a formula for calculating your dot frequency. Take your screen mesh count and divide by 4.5 to get your dot frequency. Ex. Mesh 180 ÷ 4.5 = 40 (dot frequency) That tip has saved me pulling out my hair many times. This formula gets you in the ballpark pretty quick and can play around with.
@@yanikking I'll try my best to explain. When you buy a screen each screen has a certain amount of silk threading to it. Screen Mesh can be rated from 40 (maybe a tad lower) to in the 300s. So.. the difference between that 40 to 300 range is the spacing between those threads. A screen with 40 mesh has more space between each thread, this results in allowing more ink, thicker ink, or a specialized ink to pass through. The downside to a low mesh count is that due to the spacing, the screen can't hold detail or tiny halftone dots. Now a screen mesh in the 300s is super tight, and is only often used for very high detailed prints and halftone images. I love using 110 to 180 mesh counts, they allow you to get great results and nice prints. If you go to a silkscreen supply site or just starting off, start with a simple design, block letters, and a 110 mesh count screen. DO NOT JUMP RIGHT INTO HALFTONES. (I'm sure there will be people on here that claim they started right off with halftones) Also, just hit a quick Google search of.. "what does screen mesh count look like" and you should be able to find some visuals between the different mesh counts. Once you see the difference between the counts, it helps you picture the process.
@@blakekroeger3517 correct. The angle settings are only critical when doing a process print, the angle of each screen determines how the dots will lie on the print.
Most print shops these days are like farmers, they buy a piece of equipment for every little job. This is how it is done. You use what you have to do the job. I have been printing for over 30 years. I have done everything. I have cut number stencils, by hand, out of paper and printing through the cut out, exposing screens in the sun, building boards or a jigs, printing with hinges attached to a table. I like your straight forward, raw, natural approach. Keeping it real.
I just started doing screen printing myself and after watching a few videos i realized i live DOWN THE STREET from your store! how cool! thanks for all the knowledge
Joke apart this guy is the best content creator when it comes to anything branding... like bro you understand every single steps.... thank you such much brother
Most time the streaks or cause from you letting the ink fall back on the area of the design on the screen before you lift it Up, make sure the print area is clear of ink and no ink is falling back in design area of the screen before you lift up the screen.
When I had a T shirt company in the 70s we experimented with half tones we were one of the first ones to do that on T shirts ..all by hand No photoshop in the 70s
Great video my man! You had me worried printing black halftones through a 200 mesh but it looks like you got it working in the end. I always go 230-256 especially with black because it's so low viscosity. Thanks for sharing with the world to show what us printers do 💪
❤ Thanks for the tips on screen printing grayscale images. I’m trying to do a simple art print from a photo and this should be my next steps after mastering the basics and getting my right in photoshop
Yo Brema ! your always killing it. just a little art tip if you end up seeing a moire pattern (give it a google if ya dont know what im talking about) that shows up set your dot angle to 23.5. just helps that kinda patter your eyes see go away. but also if thats the vibe your going for to then thats totally chill to. as a production printer its dope to see you diving in it as an art and doign these big allover stuff and cool placements. keep crushing it - squints
That was great, I used to do silkscreen print at college but that was a long time ago, this is very inspiring and doing stuff on the floor reminds me of how Warhol did his prints.
I'm so lucky to have stumbled upon your channel! It just so happens I am planning on starting up myself so I am literally going to be watching all of your videos a million times lol.
Here's a tip man, to avoid those streak patterns, try to clear the stencil properly right after you press the ink (Dont leave any ink on top of the stencil)
2 thangzz!!! I LOVE BUTTERFLIEZ TOOO🦋🦋🦋.. second. This def helped in convincing me that ill fullJOY doing screen print. Was undecided on heat press or embroidery, and this is ny 3rd video of u and SCREEN printing is for ME .. give thanks fr jamaica my fa sho bredda🇯🇲💜🦋🍃
Again Brema You are an Extraordinary very talented young man with a lovely personality I was looking at another one of your videos where you tour a business that makes t-shirts it was nice to see how t-shirts are maid I enjoy your videos thank you and be well.
bro id love to come visit you at your shop and see your process. rn I run a 6 color Manuel and 12 color auto using plastisol and plasticharge for that soft burn in feel. love what your doing. keep it up
Thank you for continuing to make videos, I try to follow you when I can because I like your style. And I'm still kind of new to screen printing. But have been doing t shirts since 2010 til now. Still exploring new ways of doing t-shirts. Thanks again!!
dope work bro that last shirt was fire. thank you for the information i also do custom clothing. but i do heat press. vinyl i just like to research other things. thank you it sems like a LONG PROCESS lol but its worth it.
So helpful and so chill. Thank you for showing the process, and showing that it's not always right out of the gate perfect. What kind of paper are you doing your test prints on? I'm just starting out with my son, and showing him printing huge shirts, button downs and basically everything...that's so awesome and so freeing to just...print, and make it yours.
Hey bro those streaks are from the ink not being cleared from your screen. When you do your pull make sure the ink don’t fall back in your stencil part of screen. Killer content and love the studio. Just super chill homie.
Yea bro, I appreciate your videos! Your content is dope and i peep your techniques! I’m about to start screen printing myself and just wanted to let you know you helped out a lot 🤙🏾
That Ali tee is fukN dope 🎯. You my brother got all good great stuff. Thank you for showing us all how the whole process be. Keep creating brother. Love your brand 🦋
I’m glad you showed it in this manner. A lot of people will just show you the file set up but rarely the physical output. Prints came out great 🤙🏼
Great video. Just a heads up.. there's a formula for calculating your dot frequency.
Take your screen mesh count and divide by 4.5 to get your dot frequency.
Ex. Mesh 180 ÷ 4.5 = 40 (dot frequency)
That tip has saved me pulling out my hair many times. This formula gets you in the ballpark pretty quick and can play around with.
Thanks for sharing this, I’ll definitely use it in my process
what does mesh 180 mean if u don't mind explaining
@@yanikking I'll try my best to explain. When you buy a screen each screen has a certain amount of silk threading to it. Screen Mesh can be rated from 40 (maybe a tad lower) to in the 300s. So.. the difference between that 40 to 300 range is the spacing between those threads. A screen with 40 mesh has more space between each thread, this results in allowing more ink, thicker ink, or a specialized ink to pass through. The downside to a low mesh count is that due to the spacing, the screen can't hold detail or tiny halftone dots. Now a screen mesh in the 300s is super tight, and is only often used for very high detailed prints and halftone images. I love using 110 to 180 mesh counts, they allow you to get great results and nice prints. If you go to a silkscreen supply site or just starting off, start with a simple design, block letters, and a 110 mesh count screen. DO NOT JUMP RIGHT INTO HALFTONES. (I'm sure there will be people on here that claim they started right off with halftones) Also, just hit a quick Google search of.. "what does screen mesh count look like" and you should be able to find some visuals between the different mesh counts. Once you see the difference between the counts, it helps you picture the process.
In this case then if you have a lower mesh you just change the dot frequency and can leave the angle settings at 45 degrees?
@@blakekroeger3517 correct. The angle settings are only critical when doing a process print, the angle of each screen determines how the dots will lie on the print.
Most print shops these days are like farmers, they buy a piece of equipment for every little job. This is how it is done. You use what you have to do the job. I have been printing for over 30 years. I have done everything. I have cut number stencils, by hand, out of paper and printing through the cut out, exposing screens in the sun, building boards or a jigs, printing with hinges attached to a table. I like your straight forward, raw, natural approach. Keeping it real.
What I love about this, is how raw it is. The screen printing of the Ali shirts on the floor with an overall print. That's some artistry right there!
@@diddypopdiddy Si
Love how you showed us behind the scene footage and the trial and error process to show us everything is not perfection. Appreciate the video!! 🔥
This makes me want to print screen while I didn't 10 minutes ago. Your videos are so cool
when you finally screenprinted it on an actual tshirt, i smiled. good stuff bro.
I just started doing screen printing myself and after watching a few videos i realized i live DOWN THE STREET from your store! how cool! thanks for all the knowledge
Joke apart this guy is the best content creator when it comes to anything branding... like bro you understand every single steps.... thank you such much brother
Most time the streaks or cause from you letting the ink fall back on the area of the design on the screen before you lift it Up, make sure the print area is clear of ink and no ink is falling back in design area of the screen before you lift up the screen.
Appreciate your feedback!!
When I had a T shirt company in the 70s
we experimented with half tones
we were one of the first ones to
do that on T shirts ..all by hand
No photoshop in the 70s
How did you guys do that without photoshop??
Great video my man! You had me worried printing black halftones through a 200 mesh but it looks like you got it working in the end. I always go 230-256 especially with black because it's so low viscosity. Thanks for sharing with the world to show what us printers do 💪
❤ Thanks for the tips on screen printing grayscale images. I’m trying to do a simple art print from a photo and this should be my next steps after mastering the basics and getting my right in photoshop
Brema is very soft-spoken. I'm also inspired! thank you, brema!
Thanks really good insights. 9:41 is there a video where you show the process of making a print halftones on mylar sheets ? thanks
Can not believe i get to watch this for free
Thank you very much!
This video inspired me to start putting my artwork on shirts. Thank you
to me its the fact you throwing down the latter for us is so tough .. you will always win !!
Yo Brema ! your always killing it. just a little art tip if you end up seeing a moire pattern (give it a google if ya dont know what im talking about) that shows up set your dot angle to 23.5. just helps that kinda patter your eyes see go away. but also if thats the vibe your going for to then thats totally chill to. as a production printer its dope to see you diving in it as an art and doign these big allover stuff and cool placements. keep crushing it - squints
the paradigm of screen printing. great man
That was great, I used to do silkscreen print at college but that was a long time ago, this is very inspiring and doing stuff on the floor reminds me of how Warhol did his prints.
Appreciate your shared experience Brema. McLogan rocks too.
I'm so lucky to have stumbled upon your channel! It just so happens I am planning on starting up myself so I am literally going to be watching all of your videos a million times lol.
Here's a tip man, to avoid those streak patterns, try to clear the stencil properly right after you press the ink (Dont leave any ink on top of the stencil)
Watching a Brema video always reminds me get tf to work 😤
Great video! love the studio too! Tons of natural light!
That Lost Samurai track is 🔥🔥🔥
I'm really thankful for your teachings! 🙏🏾
thank you so much bro this made me understand screen printing even more, much love
if you press the view tab on the toolbar on photoshop and press “Rulers” it’ll bring up a ruler to measure designs. ctrl + R is the shortcut
you're the man Brema!! "stay hungry"
2 thangzz!!! I LOVE BUTTERFLIEZ TOOO🦋🦋🦋.. second. This def helped in convincing me that ill fullJOY doing screen print. Was undecided on heat press or embroidery, and this is ny 3rd video of u and SCREEN printing is for ME .. give thanks fr jamaica my fa sho bredda🇯🇲💜🦋🍃
Again Brema You are an Extraordinary very talented young man with a lovely personality I was looking at another one of your videos where you tour a business that makes t-shirts it was nice to see how t-shirts are maid I enjoy your videos thank you and be well.
ay bro, your posts are always on my ig homepage and they're all cool, and your work is on my youtube page again. love your work mate
Bro you're giving me too much vibes and inspiration
You are on our hearts brother.
bruh I NEED that ALI tee, too clean 🔥
watching your vdo mean im livin in my dream job bro
The Screen god you should print and frame 🖼️ every screen that’s a whole gallery show❤️🔥💯 love from Moneydrip Intercontinental💜✈️❤️🔥
bro id love to come visit you at your shop and see your process. rn I run a 6 color Manuel and 12 color auto using plastisol and plasticharge for that soft burn in feel. love what your doing. keep it up
bro that ali print so clean
Love it! How would it look with white ink on a black shirt?
Awesome video. How do you get films printed that big ? i can only go 13x19 max
halftones are so fun
Yes, Very fun
Always the best music on your vids as well ...
Sick this is definitely my new hobby
Thank you for this video fr ! I’ve been trying to figure out how people print with shading for a minute now, super helpful as always
Forever thankful for you and these videos - constant inspiration
Thank you for continuing to make videos, I try to follow you when I can because I like your style. And I'm still kind of new to screen printing. But have been doing t shirts since 2010 til now. Still exploring new ways of doing t-shirts. Thanks again!!
Thank you Brema, that was so insightful !!
what kind of equipment you got? been interested in screen printing business for a while and I'm ready to get started.
Thank you for sharing Brema
I love the art part of this work
Best screenprinting yt
Love your art my mentor👌❤️ keep it blazing 🔥🔥🔥
dope work bro that last shirt was fire. thank you for the information i also do custom clothing. but i do heat press. vinyl i just like to research other things. thank you it sems like a LONG PROCESS lol but its worth it.
Thank for putting cambodia song ❤ and really thank for all information
Hello you do great work l have been printing for 20 years and l still fine new things, in printing to do. Keep it up!
Thank you very much for sharing the knowledge.
That camera print looks beautiful!
Instant THANK YOU! Exactly I looked for.
I leaarn alot from this Video from South Africa
brema you are my savior
Good work Bro! From Nigeria
Beautiful shirts!!! Thank you for sharing your workflow!
Up and Up king 💯💰🔥🇯🇲
I love your tutorials bro Be Blessed
pretty cool tees Mohammad Ali 🔥🔥🔥
Deserves subscription, useful tips and ideas, straight forward approaches, thanks!
Super dope video brother loving the content. Super helpful. Keep up the good work
I really admire your work. Can I ask you what tshirt band do you use for your products?
That Ali shirt is amazing!
Thanks for sharing! What mesh count did you use for Ali print
Please continue your video I always watching
thank you so much brema. so sincere.hope one day i can make somthing like you did
So helpful and so chill. Thank you for showing the process, and showing that it's not always right out of the gate perfect. What kind of paper are you doing your test prints on? I'm just starting out with my son, and showing him printing huge shirts, button downs and basically everything...that's so awesome and so freeing to just...print, and make it yours.
You are an Inspiration!! Thank You!! 🙌🙌🙌
*_Brema_* Salute keep applying pressure🗣 appreciate you sharing with us !!!!!!!!!!!💯
hella dope work! glad I found this channel.
Thankyou, great work, ready to watch more tutorial!
Great video mate, really enjoyed watching and learnt a lot!
Fire asf brema, you doing great work brotha
BREMA!!!! Speechless 😶
Thanks dude, you’re so talented.
That Ali shirt came out 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This motivated me to go a little less orthodox on my printing.
Hey bro those streaks are from the ink not being cleared from your screen. When you do your pull make sure the ink don’t fall back in your stencil part of screen. Killer content and love the studio. Just super chill homie.
so sick Brema omg 😭🖤
Well done dear ❤❤❤
You’re a mind reader Brema!
really interesting video, thanks for sharing! now I wanna buy myself some screens and print shirts haha
i would looove to spend my days learning this craft
Thank you for showing your process
Hey man love the content. Was wondering if you can get good quality from water based prints abd do they air dry effectively?? Many thanks 🙏
In my personal experience water base won’t cure just air drying the way you may think. Better to get a heat press, it solved my curing problem
On Wisconsin! Great video!I want a big Basquiat print.
Yea bro, I appreciate your videos! Your content is dope and i peep your techniques! I’m about to start screen printing myself and just wanted to let you know you helped out a lot 🤙🏾
That Ali tee is fukN dope 🎯. You my brother got all good great stuff. Thank you for showing us all how the whole process be. Keep creating brother. Love your brand 🦋
THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER FOR SHARING THIS! ❤
It's great. I saw it in the end. What brand of this machine is and how to get it?
Amazing work master.