INKS & PROCESSES

Plastisol is the most common ink used in the apparel printing industry and is the primary ink we use for screen printing. It cures as a layer on top of the garment and is smooth, vibrant, and has a medium-soft hand.

Available in custom Pantone® colors: If your artwork or logo has specific colors, we’ll mix a custom ink for you!

Water-based ink is another common ink used in the apparel printing industry. It wicks into the fabric and dyes the garment, rather than sitting on top as a layer, giving it as a very soft-hand.

• Available in limited colors

Algae Ink™ is a water-based ink that provides a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, PVC free, phthalate free solution for textile printing. It is similar to many traditional water-based inks, except that the pigment component is completely bio-based and renewable.

Metallic inks are specialty plastisol inks that give produce a smooth, shiny print. Liquid Silver and Gold are the most common metallic inks used, but they’re also available in select colors.

Reflective ink contains tiny, light-reflective glass beads or particles suspended in a binder (plastisol or water-based) to create designs that glow when exposed to direct light, such as headlights.

Puff additive can be added to any plastisol ink to produce a thick, puffy print. This additive is great for certain details or if you just want your design to “pop” and have dimension!

Glow ink is another type of plastisol that glows in the dark! It is a transparent ink that works best when printed over white and glows brightest after being exposed to UV light.

Distressed textures can be applied to your logo or artwork to simulate a worn, vintage look.

Split Fountain printing is a technique that places multiple ink colors side-by-side on a single screen, allowing them to naturally blend into a smooth gradient with each pass.

Halftone printing is a technique that uses varied sizes and spacing of tiny dots to create the optical illusion of gradients, shadows, and full-color images using only one or two ink colors

Grayscale printing is a specialized, single-color, or limited-color technique that uses black, white, and shades of gray to create monochromatic, high-contrast, and detailed images.

Simulated Process is a high-end screen printing technique that uses multiple spot color inks, combined with halftone dots, to reproduce photorealistic, multi-colored designs.

CMYK Process is a technique that reproduces full-color, photo-realistic images by layering four transparent inks—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black)—using halftone dots. Best for white garments.