During the course of 16 years creating artwork and separations for screen printing, my company, Great Dane Graphics, has witnessed plenty of change — but none so transformative as the influx of digital direct-to-garment inkjet printers. The beauty of these machines is that setup times are a thing of the past; also, there are no films needed, no screens to burn, no messy emulsion. You just make your art file look good and print it. And there’s the key to using digital direct-to-garment printers — making your art file look good.
Some art files might seem fine when you first open them, but getting top quality inkjet prints on fabric can require quite a few adjustments in your graphics software. The good news is that once you learn these steps for optimizing artwork, they’ll become second nature to you, and you’ll be able to open files and maximize them for printing in 30 seconds or so.
