T-shirt Workshop Update

Hi all,

I just wanted to give you guys a peak at some t-shirts being printed in Friday's popular "T-shirt Workshop" class.  These shirts were printed on highlighter yellow shirts with super-opaque white by student Mauro Longoni.  The two colors together really make your eyes vibrate!  For you printers out there, you know how important super-opaque white can be.

For those not in the know, super-opaque white is a whole different ball game than regular white ink.  Regular white ink is meant to lighten other colors when mixing your own colors.  Most textile inks, including the regular white, are meant to print onto light color fabrics.  If you were wanting to print a white on black, let's say, there would not be enough pigment concentration to block out the dark fabric underneath your image.  This is where super-opaque white can be your best friend!  

Super opaque white is super awesome for printing, but can be tricky to work with.  The ink comes in a really thick consistency, and extender base MUST BE USED.  If not, you might not be able to get even one clean print.  The ink is so thick on its own it will clog your mesh real quick without any extender.  I use about 10-15% extender mixed in with super opaque white, because too much would thin out its opacity.   That's my tip of the day!  Hey it worked for Mauro...