Why do more print colors in screen printing cost more?
More colors in screen printing cost more because of quite a few factors. The first being that more colors require more screens. More screens mean mre set-up time before the intial run from printing film to burning the screens to setting up the press and getting the registration right.
Having more screens also means the print run will take longer. Also, if you have a small quantity of T-shirts being printed, then you will have to defray a high amount of screen costs across a lower number of t-shirts. This combination can drive the price per t-shirt up pretty high.
Some ways to avoid high amounts of colors is to consolidate colors in different parts of the design. Another great way to lower your print colors is to use the t-shirt color in the design. One thing to remember is that the price is based on the number of print colors per location. So two colors printed on front and two colors printed on back equals four total print colors even if they are the same colors on front and back.
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