Color Separation for silk screening

[eventide74]

Hi,

Don't kill me if I tell you my client simply has everything printed in China...so oftentimes it's hard to ask them a question and if I do get an answer, it's very hard to understand.

Anyway, I hope you can help me. This is the first time I'm doing color sep for silkscreening, it will actually be printed on a wooden box.

I think I understand that I can save separations in pdf in Illustrator, I will be using 6 PMS colors (spot). To have a better idea, please see the attached design I made superimposed on wood (the wood will not be part of the design). I just have questions:

- is there a specific order in which colors should be printed? For example should black be printed last?

- I will be doing trapping, so I will be setting several strokes to overprint (probably the black)...do overprints also apply to this type of printing?

- how do I put crop marks on the separations?

- any other tips?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Lala

[eventide74]

Another question...which spot color of black should I be using for this purpose? Pantone Process Black, Pantone Hexachrome black or Pantone black? What are the differences between these 3 types of black?

Lala

[coopfrog]

The Print Order Should Be Least Amount Of Color To Most, Unless
There Are Traping Colors. Also Underbases Should Print 1st.

[coopfrog]

Oh Also Your Your Crop Marks Or Anything You Want To Show Up On All Screens Should Be Process Black.

[coopfrog]

as long as you lable it (blk) in you color pallet it shouldnt matter

[TORCH511]

Crop marks and printers marks would be better off with the "Registration" color.

[eventide74]

Hi all,

Thanks so much everybody! I haven't seen the box yet but the client says the printing came out good but they just have to change the wood because it was too light. But he said the printing came out ok. :)

Lala