Thomas Trimingham

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Prepping Artwork for Fast Separation
Rushing the separation process can lead to disaster in production. Find out how to determine which approach represents the best mix of quality and speed for your shop.
Separations in Screen Printing for Variable Data
Trimingham explores techniques that allow printers to satisfy different clients with the same designs.
Screen Printing on a Variety of Garment Fabrics
Use these tips to bring an end to your fabric frustrations.
Standardizing Separations
Steps a screen printer can take to standardize production to increase consistency so that time is saved and press set ups can go quickly
The Future of Special Effects in Screen Printing
This month, Trimingham looks at creating special effects on garments and gives advice on how to achieve the desired results.
Making Art Friendly for Unfriendly Surfaces
This article addresses the challenges of artwork on some of today’s garments that are stretchy, thin, textured, or printed in difficult locations.
Pre-Separate Complex Graphics with Index Tables
Trimingham explains how to use index dots to simplify the process of separating highly detailed garment designs.
Magnify Your Process to Multiply the Results
Using a loupe to check for errors makes for a good method of identifying flaws and making improvements in the printing process.

10 Tips for Launching a Preprint Garment Line	Three Ways to Isolate Color	Color-Matching Ink Systems from the Ground Up	What Color Will It Be?
Designing Garment Graphics for Greater Profit	Supercharge Your Separating Speed In Photoshop	Tackling Garment Seps Step by Step	Separating Images in Photoshop For Dark-Garment Printing