Differences between textile screen printing and digital textile printing
At Bran Serigrafic we are exclusively dedicated to textile screen printing
The differences between screen printing and digital textile printing are many. The most important is that in silk-screen printing, since it is handmade, a lot can be intervened in the final result, while in digital, the human being intervenes very little since it is a machine that prints.
Textile screen printing is an engraving technique in which the artist uses molds and utensils to make the impression. The separation of colors that the prepress specialist has to do to bring each color to a mold is most important. Colour separation is a highly specialized job for technically complex prints, especially if what needs to be printed are works of art
The quality of screen printing can be very high if the screen printing technique is refined. In some internet pages we read that the serigraphy technique does not allow gradients or patterns; that only spot colors can be done and this is completely untrue. That someone cannot do it does not mean that it cannot be done. also have to broken the myth that you cannot make fine lines. As for the dimension of the lines and small details, it can be fine-tuned enough.
Digital printing is still very limited from the point of view of techniques. At the moment digital printing has not been able to come close to the very wide variety of finishes and visual richness that can be obtained by screen printing With digital printing it is possible to reproduce an image on certain textiles supports but special finishes cannot be printed
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- Screen printing is designed to make a print run and prices may drop as production volume increases. Digital prices vary little if you do short, medium or long
- Production speed is higher with screen printing
- Resistance to washing or exposure to the sun and in general the durability of the inks is greater with screen printing
- Colors can be more intense and saturated in screen printing and pantone specific colors are consistently achieved
- Screen printing has very high resistance to friction, use and environmental conditions; the digital little.
- In screen printing high resistance prints can be achieved when required that withstand strong and frequent washing as well as high temperatures; even tinctures staying intact.
- In screen printing high resistance prints can be achieved when required that withstand strong and frequent washing as well as high temperatures; even tinctures staying intact.
- Screen printing can be applied to any textile support; it is completely versatile; It is printed on cotton as well as on linen or tricott, velvet or denim, for example. The digital is limited to certain media (very few)
- In digital, sublimation inks are only suitable for polyester fabrics