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THE REAL PRINT SERIES / 003

THOMAS JEFFERSON · THRILLER

Four screens.
Fine detail.
Real ink.

A dramatic red-and-cream illustration with distressed lettering, portrait detail, and deep black-shirt shadows.

Separated with InkSplit and printed at InkSplit Home Shop. A tonal white base supports the cream and bright red; a separate highlight screen keeps the lightest details crisp.

Watch it on press
Artwork, plates, and finished garment
THE FINISHED GARMENT
Thomas Jefferson Thriller design printed in red and cream on a black shirt.
Thomas Jefferson Thriller · InkSplit Home ShopFull size ↗
GARMENT
Black shirt
SCREENS
Base + 2 colors + highlight
HALFTONES
50 LPI · 22.5°
PRINTED AT
InkSplit Home Shop
FROM ARTWORK TO FABRIC

A poster-style design.
Four printable plates.

The shirt supplies the darkest passages. Red carries the lettering and atmospheric background, while cream and white define the portrait, hands, and frame.

01 / ORIGINAL ARTWORK
Original Thomas Jefferson Thriller artwork with distressed red lettering and a standing figure.
The original artwork.Full size ↗
02 / INKSPLIT PREVIEW
InkSplit original and print preview panels for the Thomas Jefferson Thriller design.
Original beside InkSplit's print preview.Full size ↗
03 / INK ON FABRIC
Completed red and cream Thomas Jefferson Thriller screen print on black fabric.
The completed print at InkSplit Home Shop.Full size ↗

Inside the separation.

InkSplit generated Base White, 475 C, 485 C, and Highlight. Comparable cream and bright-red inks were selected on press; the four plates reproduce the red tones, pale details, and textured edges shown in the finished print.

THE INKSPLIT WORKSPACE
InkSplit workspace showing original, print preview, color choices, and four separation channels.
The separation workspace and its four channels.Full size ↗
FOUR SEPARATION CHANNELS
InkSplit separation channels: Base White, 475 C, 485 C, and Highlight.
Base White · 475 C · 485 C · Highlight.Full size ↗
01 / THE RESULT

Texture you can see.
Detail you can print.

The close-ups show the real halftones and fabric texture beneath the cream highlights and red shadows.

DETAIL / INK ON FABRIC
Close-up of the printed Thomas Jefferson face with cream highlights, red shading, and visible halftones.
Cream highlights and red shading retain fine portrait detail.Full size ↗
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The black shirt does some of the work.

Open areas of fabric form the deepest shadows. Red coverage changes across the coat and background; cream and highlight white pick out the face, hands, and narrow frame.

Key details
  • Four screens. Base White, two colors, and Highlight.
  • Tonal white support. The base varies rather than covering the whole design at full strength.
  • Distressed detail. Lettering and background texture survive the move from preview to fabric.
  • Shirt-color shadows. Black fabric supplies depth without another black ink screen.
DETAIL / PRINTED BACKGROUND
Close-up of distressed red printing, black shirt texture, and cream border.
Red halftones, open fabric, and a clean cream border.Full size ↗
02 / ON THE PRESS

From screen
to finished shirt.

Watch this four-screen print take shape at InkSplit Home Shop.

23 secondsThomas Jefferson Thriller · on press

Four screens · 50 LPI · 22.5°.

Thomas Jefferson Thriller · InkSplit Home Shop
03 / THE PRINT SETUP

Four screens.
One coordinated print.

WHITE BASE156

mesh

50 LPI · 22.5°

CREAM & RED190

mesh

50 LPI · 22.5°

HIGHLIGHT230

mesh

50 LPI · 22.5°

Printed on a black shirt at InkSplit Home Shop. InkSplit labeled the color channels 475 C and 485 C; matching cream and bright-red inks were used on press.

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