Black Tonal printing –\u00a0Extra tones and textures can be created by printing dots derived from a main block colour…eg the dots\u00a0around a solid black area\u00a0in a design,\u00a0will create a grey, in fact a multitude of varying greys.\u00a0They can be a little grainy onto a textile which in print terms is a relatively rough substrate, so we like to start with very high resolution images where possible, with high contrast…so plenty of white areas, and plenty of black areas, especially around key features in the image. For example, if the tonal area is just a background texture,\u00a0and \u00a0a little dot\u00a0is lost in printing it won’t be a massive\u00a0issue; but in our example here, we see great detail\u00a0in the main facial\u00a0features of our old friend Mr S. Vicious (probably not his real name), around the time he\u00a0specialised in pissing off the authorities.<\/p>\n
As well as a very effective and low cost option for producing high detail black and white photography,\u00a0here are a few more tonal dot advantages:<\/p>\n
They can be\u00a0quite marvellous when attempting to produce\u00a0a vintage look.<\/p>\n
They can\u00a0create extra depth and colour\u00a0in a design all from the same single artwork film and\u00a0screen =\u00a0no extra film and screen costs = bonus!<\/p>\n
Because they are tonal rather than solid, there is more negative space within the ink, more shirt poking through the design. This means you can opt for all the blackness and longevity of a solvent based print, but minimise the amount of ink going down, thereby hanging onto a softer feel. Solvent ink is never quite as texture free as\u00a0 the water based inks which we often use for tonal work, but if you want a combination of the print lasting forever, while still feeling nice when you rub it on your face, then it’s a good compromise…which the\u00a0world is always in need of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Black Tonal printing –\u00a0Extra tones and textures can be created by printing dots derived from a main block colour…eg the dots\u00a0around a solid black area\u00a0in a design,\u00a0will create a grey, in fact a multitude of varying greys.\u00a0They can be a little grainy onto a textile which in print terms is a relatively rough substrate, so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2851,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-content-page2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2707","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n