East Bay Screenprint Custom Shirts and Screen Printing Gallery

Exploratorium – Geometry Playground

exploratoriumWhile this print is about a year old, it really represents the colors of that time, NEON!!!! This shirt is for the Exploratorium, which if you’re a Bay Area native, needs no further explanation.

Mr. Roboto – Waterbased/Discharge Shop Shirts

robotoBlam! Simple 3 color print showing off our waterbased and discharge screen printing.  You literally can’t feel the ink on the fabric it’s so soft.  Sun 30500 muted colors are our favorite.

Goblinz Clothing Line

goblinzThis is a 2 color print for a local clothing line. We used plastisol for this print as it was going on a bunch of different colored shirts, some of them non-dischargeable.

Reddit, 8 color waterbased print

redditHere’s a very colorful fun print we did for Reddit. Pretty much speaks for itself, eh?

Genesis 2011 – Waterbased/plastisol combo

genesisThis print is made up of two different inks. The red background is waterbased discharge, our secret mix that results in a very bright red that washes well. On top of that is black plastisol. We went with plastisol for the black as we wanted the print to have a bit of gloss to it to stand out from the ground, Gildan 5000 Charcoal shirts.

Op Six – Oversized Discharge print, off the edge of the shirt

opsixThis here is an oversized white discharge print for Op Six clothing company that extends over the bottom seam and off the edge of the shirt.

Spike Monster

4 color plastisol print

Here’s a nice 4 color plastisol print for an animation company. He literally looks like he’s jumping off the shirt!

Aquatech Swim School

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Here’s a great 3 color design on American Apparel Royal blue shirts.

Royal Blue shirts typically do not discharge well,
but we wanted to keep a softhand and bright
colors, so we used what’s known as a discharge
underbase. This means that under all of the top
colors is a layer of waterbased discharge ink that
removes most of the color of the fabric so that
the top colors will be bright.

Montclair Metrathon

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Here’s a 4 color waterbased print on light shirts
that we did for the Montclair Elementary Metrathon.

We used Port and Company Organic cotton shirts,
and waterbased inks. Not only do these shirts have
a very nice feel, this is arguably the most
environmentally friendly way to screen print
t-shirts.

Of course, great artwork always helps as well.

Faint Industries

faint

Yet another oversized waterbase/discharge
(noticing a trend?) print for an MMA clothing
line.  Simple 2 color on Alstyle/AAA shirts.

Oversized Waterbased Discharge

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Here is a 4 color oversized waterbased discharge
print we did for a local high school club. There are
not many shop that print waterbased discharge,
and if this particular print had been executed
using standard plastisol inks the result would
have been like wearing a heavy shield on your
chest. Waterbased discharge inks actually
become part of the fabric, and after washing can
not be felt by the hand. They are also bright and
breathable, which makes them preferred for many
designs.

Full Color T-Shirts

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mountains

We printed these shirts using 4 color process on White and Ash Gildan 2000 shirts.

4 color process is a print method of using only 4 colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK, CMYK)
to reproduce many different shades of additional colors. It works well for photographs
and colorful artwork, on white and light shirts.

Shop Bullys

Oversize over the seam and off the bottom of the shirt printing

Oversize over the seam and off the bottom of the shirt printing

All over and off the bottom of the shirt with a single color makes for an interesting
and inexpensive print.

Localicious

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Localicious Tank Tops

Localicious Tank Tops

2 color screen printed design on Anvil 325 spaghetti strap tanks.

Good design and a judicial use of colors makes for exciting and inexpensive shirts.

BrewSkeeBall! Discharged American Apparel shirts

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BrewSkee Ball!

BrewSkee Ball!

We’ve now printed 2 seasons of these BrewSkeeBall
shirts. We use both Gildan and American Apparel
shirts, and a bright single color water based discharge  on both.

Maya Over Eyes . Sim-Process Print

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MAYA over eyes

Maya Over eyes

This here is an awesome 4 color print for the band Maya Over Eyes from San Jose. This was printed using the simulated process method, which uses the blending of specific base colors to create the effect of many more colors and shades. This is a popular screenprinting method with bands that want to print their often photographic type album covers on dark shirts. Of course the print would not be as great if it weren’t for the incredible artwork to begin with.

TechShop Duct Tape Shirts

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two color duct tape print

two color duct tape print

We’ve been printing shirts for TechShop, located in Menlo Park, CA, for a number of years now. Every year they exhibit at the annual Maker’s Faire and usually have some cool shirts to bring along. This year they went with a two color duct tape design on back as well as their logo on front. This was an interesting print to produce, trying to recreate the look of duct tape on a t-shirt.

Game Attain Shirts

Four color print for Game Attain

Four color print for Game Attain

East Bay Screenprinting recently printed these shirts for Game Attain. This particular print is a good example of halftoning used for gradient and fade effects in screen printing. This is an area that other printers often struggle with, but we’ve got it down. On this particular screen print, we used a 355 mesh screen that allows for very fine detail to be held. 65 Lines Per Inch means that even up close, the individual halftone dots can be hard to see.

Custom Foil Screen Printing on Shirts

Custom Foil Screen Printing on Shirts

Custom Foil Screen Printing on Shirts

Here is an example of our foil work. Foil is an interesting embellishment method that can be used to add a special effect to printed shirts. There are limitations to the process however, and most garments should be hand washed if possible. Foil comes in a wide variety of colors and can be used with other effects for  nearly limitless combinations. Contact us with your ideas for for a quote today.

East Oakland Boxing Association Shirts

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East Oakland Boxing Association

East Oakland Boxing Association

We printed these shirts for the East Oakland Boxing Association.  A simple clean white print on Black and Kelly Gildan 2000 shirts. The bottom text is reversed out and smaller than 10 point, and we held the detail just fine.

Custom Screen Printed Tote Bags

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Custom Printed Tote Bags

Custom Printed Tote Bags

We printed 1000 of  these reusable tote bags for the Inner Sunset Farmer’s Market.  A very simple one color print with a great design makes for an inexpensive promotional handout.

Custom Screenprinted Safety Vests

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Printed Safety Vests

Printed Safety Vests

We recently screen printed these safety vests for a company that does contract work for Comcast Cable out of the South Bay, near San Jose . They went with a 2 color logo on our  green Economy Safety Vests.

Remember When Cycles

Remember When Cycles Shirts

Remember When Cycles Shirts

Steve, the owner of Remember When Cycles, Port Costa California, contacted us to produce a design for his new business. We came up with the image pictured above, and Steve loved it. He had us print it on our Heavyweight shirts, as we all know how tough those bikers can be.

More Food Shirts!

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Miso Shirts

Miso Shirts

We love it when clients bring us food ideas to print. Especially when it’s a food we love.  And we really, really like it when they bring a sample of the food with them!

This  print was for the Japanese External Organization of San Francisco, promoting, you guessed it, Miso. They used our lighter weight shirts, as this was for marketing, and not workwear.  It’s a great example of a good looking single color screenprint, using design and typography to create interest as opposed to multiple colors.

Custom Screen Printed Boxes?

Printed Cardboard Boxes

Custom Printed Cardboard Boxes

Whoever thought a cardboard box could be interesting? Usually the only cardboard boxes you see decorated are for very large companies who buy thousands at a time.  Not no more. We’re trying to bring back the golden age of product packaging and marketing by offering custom screen printed cardboard boxes, with low minimums for small runs. Contact us with ideas for your next project and pricing information.