be incorporated somewhere, whether in higher run costs or higher costs for the prescreened t-shirts. More screens mean a higher cost and can lead some designs to be impractical. For example, making three shirts with a four color process means that the cost of every screen gets spread out over three shirts, and that translates into very expensive t-shirts. This is why you will often find that screen printers have a minimum order. Screen printing does not become economically viable until you produce around twenty shirts. This allows economies of scale to take over and greatly drive down the average cost. In addition, the ability to use the auto press means that a person doesnÆt have to run every screen; rather they must only watch and load the machine. This means it is can go by quicker and this is another reason that larger orders cost less per shirt. The other reason that the average cost goes down has to do with the textile manufacturers. Screen printers rely on other companies to actually make the un-inked shirt. These manufacturers bring down their average cost as the quantity goes up. This is passed on to the screen printers and then on to their customers. In a nutshell, more screens make the cost go up, and more t-shirts bring the average cost down. Hopefully this article was informative as far as enlightening you about the process of screen printing. When searching for a company to do your screen printing, you can take this information with you and decrease the information asymmetry that gives screen printers an advantage. Now you will know why the costs appreciate or depreciate with the individual order. Take this information and help yourself. In my opinion a good printing company should tell you all this should you want to know. Screen printing is a process by which a layer of ink or paint is run over a screen with a fine mesh. Portions of the screen are blocked off to prevent the ink from passing thru that area. Where the ink does pass, an image is left upon the t-shirts. This process can be repeated for the number of different colors desired. In most cases a particular area will require a max of four screens. ôFour color processö as it is called takes the three primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) and black to generate any color in the visible electromagnetic spectrum. So for any one picture and size, four screens can more than suffice. More screens would be required only if you started to put multiple images on the same
piece
is
an
abstract
triptych
that
I
found
while
I
was
in
Atlanta
buying
religious
paintings
The
piece
was
called
Guardian
Angel
and
I
love
it
My
patrons
fell
in
love
with
it
as
well
They
have
asked
me
to
track
down
the
artist
and
see
if
he
has
anymore
religious
paintings
available
The
only
religious
paintings
that
I
actually
do
not
buy
are
ones
that
reflect
the
image
of
Jesus
on
the
cross
I
don’t
have
a
problem
with
them
some
of
them
are
extremely
well
done
and
would
more
than
likely
sell
well
but
my
investors
made
it
very
clear
when
they
financed
the
gallery
that
I
would
not
put
that
image
into
it
PPPPP
683
Ajello
Candles
The
motto
of
the
Ajello
Candle
Company
is
“It’s
better
to
light
a
candle
than
to
curse
the
darkness”
This
candle
making
company
has
been
in
business
since
1775
The
business
has
been
family
owned
for
seven
generations
The
candles
from
Ajello’s
are
well
known
for
their
beauty
and
quality
While
they
make
more
candles
now
than
in
1775
their
dedication
to
quality
and
to
customers
has
never
changed
The
Ajello
Candle
Company
was
founded
by
Rafael
Ajello
an
Italian
painter
He
was
also
a
beekeeper
so
he
tried
his
hand
at
using
bees
wax
to
create
candles
He
worked
hard
to
create
a
formula
that
worked
well
The
formula
combined
with
his
outstanding
artistic
ability
lead
to
the
birth
of
the
Ajello
Candle
Company
In
1785
the
company
earned
the
honor
of
creating
all
the
candles
for
the
Vatican
He
and
his
wife
ran
the
business
keeping
their
children
involved
in
the
processes
from
an
early
age
As
time
went
on
their
children
and
grandchildren
kept
the
business
running
as
well
as
passed
the
family
business
on
to
their
children
By
1862
the
company
had
established
itself
as
a
leader
among
the
candle
making
industry
They
had
also
added
perfumes
and
many
.
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