Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white ARTJET 2025

Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

 

So far,  UV printer-related issues, We’ve compiled

24 articles on ink supply issues,
9 articles on head basics,
12 articles on actual head issues and their solutions,
10 actual mechanical Machine Problems and Solutions.
12 Problems and Solutions of Electronic Boards and SW Actually Issued
11 Problems and Solutions: Sai Rip Installation and Basic Settings, Spot Color Creation, and More

For related information, click on the article to go to the link.

 

Now, I’m explaining about the products that can be made with a UV Printer.

1. How to print in Braille

2. “When printing on the front and then flipping the material over to print a different image on the back, can the front and back positions be aligned exactly?”

 

Today, I will explain how to express a gradient with White and, furthermore, how to print it with a three-dimensional effect as shown in the photo below.

I. Create a file _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

1. Creating a White Texture _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white  

The reason the photo above feels three-dimensional is because the height is expressed through actual white printing.

Viewing the actual printed image, rather than a photograph, gives a greater sense of depth, and you can even feel the height when touching it.

Those who have used UV printers for a long time or who work in equipment sales,

know that “white can only be used as a spot color, not as a gradient like 0-100%.”

However, there is a solution.

While this isn’t possible with an AI file, Photoshop allows you to express gradients and textures with white.

After creating an alpha channel, go to [Image => Adjustments => Levels] and adjust the alpha channel’s levels. Then, specify a spot color. This will cause the white to print according to that level, rather than being flat.

Click the link below to see how to create a file with a video.

Click here to learn how to create a file.

II. Setting printer program options _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

After creating an image in Photoshop, the printing process is similar to the Braille printing method described previously.

The desired height is adjusted from 100% to 800%, then white is printed, with the color finally representing the image.

 

100% to 800% refers to the white layer.

• 100% refers to the same area, which is printed once, similar to a standard image.
• 200% refers to the same area twice, and 800% refers to the same area eight times.
• The White density setting at the bottom must be set to 100% to maximize the amount of white printed at once.

For more details, please refer to the link below.

1. How to print in Braille

 

III. Would it be practical? _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

1. Braille _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

When I first showed Braille applications using a UV printer, almost everyone said,

“It would take too long to increase the thickness like this… It wouldn’t be useful!”

95% of the customers I met said the same thing, while the remaining 5% were curious.

Two companies using ARTJET specifically order white and varnish, and both create high-value images by printing images that include Braille.

 

2. A representative who developed various applications _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white  

Sometimes, when I visit the CEO’s office, he shows me products I hadn’t seen before. They seem good, but they haven’t been very popular.

When I visit again for other reasons, I see new items. With all that hard work, has he gotten tired?

“Do you have any used UV DTF roll coaters for sale?”
“The bonding machine is barely used.”

He hasn’t had much work for a year, but two months ago, he signed a two-year contract with a major company, and now he’s working on weekends. When I visited last week, the CEO said,

“Team Leader, I saw several products from your company and was impressed. All of the products you deliver are basically bonded. I didn’t think I’d need a bonder, but…”

Recently, someone was looking to purchase a UV DTF roll coater, and I remembered the former CEO asking, “Do you have any used ones for sale?” So I called and asked,

“We’ve applied it to a mug and have a sample in our warehouse. I think we’ll find some use for it in the future.”

We’re developing a variety of items, and I think the white three-dimensional effect is a useful feature.

 

3. Texture expression that is difficult to achieve with Japanese equipment _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

 

Rather than thinking, “Japanese equipment is expensive but good,” it’s important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each device.

• UV printers using expensive print heads use up to two white print heads for each color print head, or 200% of the color.
• To express color in CMYK on transparent or colored materials, white is printed on the background. However, 200% white sometimes lacks sufficient white density,
• and is not sufficient to cover the background color of black materials.

Similarly, to express Braille or texture using 200% white, printing requires three times more printing than with an ARTJET, which uses 600% white.

 

For example, in Braille,

• ARTJET requires 8 prints at 600% (4,800%) to even approach the height of the Braille standard.
• So, if Japanese equipment is at 200%, to achieve 4,800%, 4,800 ÷ 200 = 24 prints would be required.

Even to express the texture of an elephant image, Japanese equipment takes significantly more time, leading to a higher price tag.
ARTJET, however, doesn’t take as long as Japanese equipment, allowing for a more reasonable price.

While older Japanese equipment certainly understands how to generate images, it seems that for these economic reasons, Braille and 3D images haven’t been widely adopted.

 

4. As one product line _Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

When I meet with friends who run print shops using UV printers,

sometimes they ask, “I don’t care about the price, but can you achieve this effect?”

If we create a variety of applications using the texture expressions I’ve just described,

• like the CEO who signed a two-year contract, our diverse product lineup can help secure contracts.
• We can also provide immediate solutions to artists who want something unique.
• In particular, since Japanese equipment, which has been in the market for a long time, is not available due to time and cost constraints,

I believe this will become a specialized item.

IV. This is how ARTJET supports our customers.

One thing I feel while selling and maintaining ARTJET UV Printers for 5 years is that the next most important thing after product stability is Troubleshooting DATA.

All products have problems, whether they are actual equipment problems or consumer errors, and product stability is how easily and quickly you solve those problems.

We are organizing all the troubleshooting DATA as follows.

You can see the product print quality by clicking here.

 

1. Additional information on printhead problems

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

 

2. Additional information on ink supply issues

Please refer to the information summarized above, and the additional information summarized below is as follows.

Addition

“no clogged nozzles, but banding in the red ARTJET 2025”
“When I print it, the whole thing has a yellow tint to it”

 

3. Additional information on Mechanical issues 

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

4. Additional information on Electron board and Software issues 

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

5. Additional information on Sai Flexi Rip software  

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

6. Problems and solutions from actual consumer sites

1. Paper that absorbs ink
2. A line-like thing appears at the end of the white print surface
3.Can varnish banding be reduced?
4. Are there many problems with China’s UV Printer?

7. UV Printer Application 

we are explaining not only UV printer problems and solutions, but also what products are produced with UV printers.

1. Braille printing
2. Flip the material and align it
3. 2.5D UV print
4. ARTJET UV Printer Application 6 _아크릴 본딩 장비
5. I phone 14 print limitation 
6. Mask printing not recommend
7. Leather Cigarette Case UV Printing
8. Round soccer strategy board UV printing
9. Primer  performance & limitation 
10. UV Print & Laser crop mark cutting
11. Mobil case UV print profit
12. Screen vs Digital Comparison and UV Printing on Hand Sanitizer Cases
13. Bottle zig & print
14. Canvas UV Printing
15. Applying epoxy effect with varnish
16. Making a light frame with UV Printer & Laser cutter
17. UV Printer & Laser Cutting Equipment Button Name Tag Making
18. UV Printer & Laser Cutting Making a Cell Phone GripTok
19. Making an Acrylic Keychain with UV Printer & Laser Cutter
20. UV Print with Zig
21. How to make RD WORKS CCD camera cutting Video manual
22. Acrylic bonding equipment
23. All the steps to create UVDTF
24. UVDTF TEST Result on various material
25. ARTJET CW+C Print time & Ink Cost
26. Create a white shield with different images on the front and back of the keyring
27. Keyring Business Required Equipment and Investment Costs
29. Acrylic Lighting Goods
30. Ballpoint pen jig printing
31. Staining occurs when printing on coated leather

 

That’s it for today.