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Chapter 7: Printing on Dark Garments
1: Basic Dark Garment Printing Process
Before you start any print job you will want to make sure you have proper ink flow and print quality to
assure the best results. This will require that you perform a Nozzle Check, possibly followed by a Print
Head Clean if needed. Performing a Nozzle Check is further detailed in Chapter 2 Section 7. Before
printing make sure that you have gone through all of the setup procedures before this chapter.
The definition of a dark garment is any print that uses white ink. The general rule to determine if you
need white is if the colors of the image you are printing are lighter than the color of the substrate you
are printing on, white ink is required. (Figures 7.1-1, 7.1-2, 7.1-3)
Figure 7.1-1: Image Darker Than Garment- White Ink Not Needed
Figure 7.1-2 and 7.1-3: Image Lighter Than Garment- White Ink Needed
The dark colored garment printing principles are essentially the same as light garment printing with