Silkscreen printing, also known as screen printing, is a popular method for applying designs on t-shirts. Direct silk screen printing is the preferred method for printing high quantity orders. It works like a stencil, in which the artwork is burned unto a mesh and empty areas are covered with an impervious chemical.
After which, ink is applied and pushed through the mesh, onto the t-shirt. As the silkscreen printing is done in a way that allows the ink to bond with the fibres of fabric, the print is durable and does not peel off.
There are generally, 3 types of silkscreen prints – direct silkscreen, indirect silkscreen and reflective silkscreen prints.
Depending on your artwork details, we will choose the most suitable silkscreen printing Singapore type to print your artwork on your choice of apparel.
Silkscreen printing works in layers of shapes and colours. Our design team will prepare print-ready versions of your artwork or logo, optimising it for best silkscreen printing results. The design team will also provide suggestions and advise customers if the artwork requires tweaking to ensure that it is printed well.
Cost of Silkscreen Printing
The cost of silk screen printing depends on a number of factors:
1) Print Size
Print your artwork within A4, A3 or A2 sizes.
• A4 size: within 210mm by 297mm
• A3 size: within 297mm by 420mm
• A2 size: within 420mm by 594mm
2) Number of Colours
The price increases with every additional colour.
3) Type of Special Effects
Silkscreen printing is not limited to only solid colours. There are special effects which silkscreen printing can produce. Special effects include high density prints, glow-in-the-dark prints, metallic prints, flock print (faux suede or velvet texture), cracked prints, puffy prints and gel prints. For special effects, a higher minimum order quantity and longer lead time is required.
4) Complexity of Artwork
Depending on the intricacy of the details in your artwork or logo, different mesh types will be used in the silkscreen printing process. Finer details require finer mesh type in order to print small lines and shapes clearly.
5) Quantity
Silkscreen printing becomes more cost-efficient with higher quantity orders.
6) Type of Product
We specialised in silkscreen printing on apparel items such as tshirts and polo tees. Products such as bottles and notebooks can also be silkscreen printed. The price, minimum order quantity and lead time for silkscreen printing differs from product to product.
Colour Matching
Referring to the physical Pantone Matching System (PMS) colour books, colours are chosen to match the artwork’s colours as accurately as possible. Silkscreen inks are mixed to match the PMS colours to have a consistent colours.
If you have chosen to customise your corporate tshirts using the silkscreen printing method, it is important to get a copy of your company’s brand identity guide to find out the exact Pantone color codes for the colors used in your tshirt artwork.
If your artwork has a Red and Blue color, please let us know the codes:
For example,
• Red = Pantone 199C
• Blue = Pantone 288C
This ensures that the printed colors will be as required by the brand identity guide.
Ark Industries Products Range
We have a wide array of products available for silkscreen printing Singapore at Ark Industries.
Choose amongst non-branded or branded apparel for your logos or artwork to be printed on! Our brand partners include international brands such as adidas, Puma, Yupoong Flexfit and Under Armour.
The products range includes:
• Round neck t-shirts
• Polo shirts
• Button shirts
• Long sleeve t-shirts
• Jackets, windbreakers and hoodies
• Towels
• Teamwear jerseys, socks and shorts
• Lanyards
• Bags
• Caps
Depending on the chosen product, our team will advise if silkscreen printing is the best print method for it. In some cases, heat press printing or embroidery may be more suitable.
Ark Industries: Your Custom Silkscreen Printing Specialist
The team at Ark Industries believes in delivering quality products to each of our customers. Since 2005, the Ark Industries brand is one of quality assurance and great customer service. With an experienced team, we are able to understand the needs of our customers and are able to work with customers to create custom designs within limited time. We ensure that the artwork file used for silkscreen printing is of high quality and the colours chosen will look vibrant on your apparel.