Bonnet Stripes on tractors

google half tone.

 

Do you need it to be a dot gradient, or just a gradient? What software are you using to create your artwork?

 

If it's just a smooth gradient we do them all the time with Gerber Composer. When you use the "Assign Colors" box "Gradient" is one of the options. You may have to play with to get the exact same fade. If it's a "Dot" pattern made where you actually see small circles of color you have more work to do by setting up rows of circle and making them smaller as they progress, but that can also be done on an Edge.

 

Pretty much all of the construction and ag equipment manufacturers use a halftone rather than a gradient. I couldn't imagine that they are all screen printing these so what is the reasoning behind it?

 

I've never done it but you may get that effect by changing the halftone LPI

 

I believe the Edge makes color gradients with a dot screen effect anyway, doesn't it? Normally you try to make the dots as small as possible so they are inapparent to the viewer. But if you want them larger, there should be someplace in the software to make them bigger. That's what he means by increasing the halftone Lines Per Inch (LPI)

 

Yes, you can adjust the halftone and lines per inch. Usually it's done to smooth out the gradients, but I think I did some where I increased the dots.
The lower the LPI the grainer it gets. Not sure if it will work but it's worth a try. I attached pics of where it is. The only other way I know is to design it with circles.

 

I would assume to avoid banding when printing the halftones, which seems to be a fairly typical problem.

 

Send me your email address and I will send you what you a halftone that i created.
What file type would you like?

 

I sent you a PDF.
If you need a different file type let me know. Hope this helps.