I guess this post would be considered a prequel than a continuation. Here are some of the steps involved after the drawing is complete (See previous post), but before the ink is applied to each shirt.

First, the transparencies are created. One of each color: red & white. The black on the transparency represents each color of the shirt.

This is for the white color:

This is for the red color:

So why are the transparencies black? Well, you expose each “color” onto a light sensitive emulsion on a screen via light vacuum. The areas that are black are light proof, so don’t cure. Next, the non-cured emulsion is sprayed away to expose the screens.

White screen

Red screen

So we now have the necessary tools for each color ink to create the shirt