Dot Gain

Dot Gain is a factor in any type of printing, but more so in silk screen printing than offset paper printing. When ink passes through a screen and lays down on the garment, it expands slightly in all directions. In most cases, the dot gain change to the printed design is so small that it is not noticeable. Only when a design has thin gaps, small letters or halftones set at a high percentage will image quality suffer. In these cases, we will make changes to the artwork and adjust for the dot gain in your design.