Variables that affect colour in digital textile printing

Gooby, Becky

Abstract

The development of digital printing is a major change within the textile design process as a designer is no longer restricted to number of colours, repeat patterns, and may include photographic images and intricate detail. With digital print it is now possible to print anything between a metre, or hundreds of metres, at the click of a button. However, there is a marked difference between screen-colour and print colour. A textiles designer using Computer Aided Design (CAD) to create a design will be required to experiment with a number of variables in order to feel more confident about the outcome when using digital fabric printing. There are already various software, materials and printers involved in digital printing which impact on colour results. Additionally, fabric choice and secondary processes (washing and steaming) contribute to colour variation. The poster charts these variables and outlines the affects they have on printed colour. Variables include, but are not limited to: fabric, ink, software, printer, profiles applied, and secondary processes (washing, steaming).

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: PICS 2016 Progress in Colour Studies
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2016
• End Date: Sep 16, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Aug 14, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2020
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: colour, textiles, print
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/909026
• Related Public URLs: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/research/cfpr/staff/Becky_Gooby/Becky_Gooby.html
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : PICS2016