DTG Printing &Screen Printing,Why Is The Former Printing Better?

When it comes to printing t-shirts, there are usually two printing methods: DTG printing and silk screen printing. So which one is more suitable for printing T-shirts?

Screen Printing VS DTG Printing

1.What is direct to garment Printing?

Direct to Garment Printing is basically like using a printer to print directly onto fabric. This printing works like a printer, supporting some of the most detailed designs in the game with as many color options as you'd like. It offers up extensive color options, easily customized designs, and seriously innovative details. It is suitable for small batches and requires a minimal upfront investment. That said, this printing is not cost effective for larger batches, and offers up no volume discounts. Not to mention, the design placement options are very limited.
Best Fabrics for DTG: DTG works best on 100% cotton tees.Our retail jersey collection is the recommended tee by DTG printers. We only use 100% combed and ring-spun cotton so it creates a very fine knit and ideal printing surface.

2.What is Screen Printing?

Screen Printing

Screen printing is one of the most popular methods of printing. When one is silk printing, they're pulling a layer of ink over a screen to produce their desired design. A special screen is made for each design, which means that there should be a lot of orders for the specific design for it to be worth the investment. Screen printing is not only cost effective when you're printing large batches, but it's also versatile and less costly if you're printing all of the same color. The cons? If you're looking to print multiple colors, it's not effective, and it can only print simple shape designs. Last but definitely not least, screen printing requires a large upfront investment and only allows for printing one design per batch.
Best Fabrics for Silk Screen Printing: Another big pro for this method is that pretty much anything can be screen printed. Make sure to choose inks that work well with the type of fabric you choose. For example, stick to water based and discharge inks when printing on lightweight fabrics and blends so the garment keeps its soft hand.

3.Why choose direct to garment printing ?

(1). NO MINIMUMS

The great thing with this printing is that we offer no order minimums, and pricing that makes sense too. Since the setup with DTG is all done digitally, there's no costly screen setups so single-piece and small orders are a breeze. This also makes it ideal for sampling since you can try different variations, test designs, or even print single pieces for promo, photo shoots, etc.

(2). FASTER ORDER TURN-AROUNDS

Direct to garment printing is instantaneous. Within 10 minutes, you can go from design to completed garment, which is pretty much unheard of in the printing industry. In the time it would take to have your order set up and the screens made by a screen printer, we could have your order printed, boxed, and out the door. On most orders, our typical order turn-around time is only 1-3 days.

DTG Printing

If you have a great relationship with a screen printer and they're willing to do you a favor, you could get an order in a week, but you can usually expect to wait 1-2 weeks to get a smaller order done. In bad situations when you're working with a large screen printer, your small order might continue to get pushed to the bottom of the stack while they tackle the 1000+ piece orders that are paying the bills.

(3). UNMATCHED DETAIL

DTG printers can reproduce detail with pinpoint accuracy. We can print up to 2880 x 1440 pixel resolution, so even the smallest lines and details come through.
With screen printing, you can still get crisp prints but you lose a lot of the finer details. When you think about it, you're pushing a thick ink through a piece of fine mesh, so any ink that can't pass through those holes gets omitted from the design. Check out the example below:
Next to each other, the DTG and screen print of the same design look similar. The DTG print we did on the left is definitely more refined at this view, but once you get close up, the difference becomes night and day.
Looking at them at this level, it's clear DTG (the top print) is the winner. The cityscape is clearly visible, even the roofs of the houses and power lines are crisp and bright. The sky too has depth and shading, whereas the screen print version is spotty. On the bottom screen print version the details in the city have been reduced to dark shapes.

(4). UNLIMITED COLORS

One of the hallmarks of direct to garment printing is the ability to print the full spectrum of colors. With screen printing, colors on a design are separated and mixed before printing. With this printing, colors are mixed on-the-fly in the print head itself. This means no painstaking color-matching before printing, and no limit to the shades and hues you can achieve. This technology is particularly amazing when you're printing photos, gradients, art, or any other designs that are rich in color and detail. We like to say that with DTG prints, any design is possible! 
Nowhere else are you going to be able to get this level of depth, detail, and color, all with the cost-effective option of doing single-piece or small runs.

(5). UNMATCHED DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

Have you toiled away on a design for hours until you finally think it's right, only to get a run printed and find a bunch of adjustments you need to make? With screen printing, this can mean hundreds or even thousands of dollars lost in unsatisfactory product and designs.
With direct to garment printing, you can easily test subtle design tweaks, different sizes, alternative placements, anything you want really, all with single pieces. We could even print several variations on the same shirt so you can compare them side-by-side. Never before has it been easier to test and perfect your print creations.

More Info:
Website: www.skyimagepaper.com
Company Name: Fei Yue Digital Technology Co.,LTD
E-mail: sales@feiyuepaper.com
Tel: 86-025-86628894
Whatsapp: +86 15007920742
Address: Central Road 323, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China