Arts & Crafts Business

Multicolor screen printing on t-shirts and wearable goods is more popular than ever. Using modern computer graphic design programs, artists are able to separate multicolor designs quickly and...

Screen printing presses come in every conceivable configuration. But even professional printers rely on a simple, home-built flatbed press from time to time to produce quick work without the...

T-shirt printing by sublimation has grown into a substantial industry over the last 25 years and has filled a market gap for high-quality, short-run printing of shirts and other promotional items....

Banners are a mainstay of business and event advertising and are a medium that consistently keeps up with technological advances in printing and materials. Numerous banner printing techniques are...

Lighted signs are as old as the invention of the lightbulb. They provide visibility and add value to your sign investment. As with most signs, the sign substrate (surface) will often outlive the...

Silk-screen printing is a versatile printing technique that is easy to learn and use. It is ideal for printing on a variety of surfaces and materials, such as fabric, paper, wood, metal and...

Screen printing is a popular starter business because of its relative ease to learn, inexpensive startup costs and the ability to print on many items. Developed in China around 900 AD, screen...

In theory, pad printing is a fairly basic process of transferring a two-dimensional image onto a three-dimensional object. In practice, numerous variables affect image quality, productivity and...

Silk screening, also called screen printing, is among the oldest printing methods, first appearing in China around 960 AD. Silk screen printing is a popular small business due to relatively small...

Letterpress printing is a relief printing process, using inked raised letters and images pressed onto paper. A rubber stamp is a simple example of a relief process. Relief printing is one of the...

You can make a T-shirt press with a few tools, some wood and screen printing hardware available from an art store or screen printing supplier. Using this design you will create a three color...

Screen printing, also known as silk screen printing, has many practical applications such as printing T-shirts, computer discs, posters and signs. Screen printing also works well on plastic, glass...

Most commercial T-shirt shops screen print with plastisol ink, a PVC (polyvinyl chloride) ink that cleans up with mineral spirits. Plastisol is known for its ease of use and versatility. It can be...

The Silk Screen T-Shirt Business has grown quickly over the past few decades, often it is referred to as the Imprinted Sportswear Industry. It is possible to start a custom silk screen T-Shirt...

Several different techniques can be used to make decorated T shirts. Most T shirts are printed using traditional screen printing technology, but digital imaging is growing quickly as the choice...

Screen printing, or serigraphy, is a print process invented in the early 20th century that uses a set of screens of porous fabric to apply color in patterns on materials ranging from fine art...

Comic creation can be a rather lonely process, especially if you are both writer and artist! Even if you work as part of a team, the relative isolation can have a price when it comes to going it...

Walk into any office supply store or print shop and you can find dozens of stock business card designs meant to convey your contact information with (maybe) a decorative element or two. As an...

Comic books have become popular in the last 80 years. There are comic books and graphic novels for every taste with endless variety of plot and subject. But for every comic published, countless...