Technique · Print & film
Screen & digital print mockups
The everyday print, on eight materials. PreviewFly lays an opaque ink film on the surface: on fabric it sinks into the weave and cures matte, on bottles, glass and metal it cures glossy and catches the room's highlights. It is called screen / digital on fabric, screen / UV on hard goods and glass enamel / UV on glass.
- Offered on
- Cotton, Polyester, Glass, Plastic, Painted metal, Stainless steel, Kraft board, Leather, Wood
- Library products
- 351 of 407
- Family
- Print & film
Soda Can · Screen & digital print · 4.5 cm What you see in the render
The parts of a real screen & digital print the mockup gets right, from your file and the photo's light.
01 Ink film An opaque, very thin layer: your colours stay your colours, white included.
02 Surface The weave shows through on fabric; on hard goods the ink is glossy and the highlight runs across it.
03 Spot colours Up to 6 spot colours; gradients are printed as halftone dots, as a screen would.
Screen & digital print on real products
The sample logo as screen & digital print, downloaded from PreviewFly on library scenes. Each links to the product.
Where it works
Screen & digital print is offered on 9 of 10 materials, as the app's picker offers it. Pick another material and the app won't offer it.
Cotton · Print (screen / digital) Tees, caps, totes, aprons Polyester · Print (screen / digital) Sportswear, jackets, bags Glass · Print (glass enamel / UV) Pint glasses, jars, bottles Plastic · Print (screen / UV) Bottles, tubes, cases Painted metal · Print (screen / UV) Coated tumblers, flasks, tins Stainless steel · Print (screen / UV) Bare steel bottles, tools Kraft board · Print (screen / UV) Mailer boxes, bags, tags Leather · Print (screen / UV) Wallets, notebooks, patches Wood · Print (screen / UV) Cutting boards, spoons, stamps, pencils
Artwork that works
- Flat colours print cleanest.
- For a dark product, keep the white areas you want printed white in the file.
Limits we show
- Up to 6 spot colours; gradients become halftone.
Products made this way
351 in the library
Blank scene Beer Bottle Glass 3 techniques 
Blank scene Candle Jar Glass 3 techniques 
Blank scene Crewneck Sweatshirt Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Kids Tee Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Knit Beanie Cotton 5 techniques 
Blank scene Long-Sleeve Tee Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Mason Jar Glass 3 techniques 
Blank scene Mouse Pad Plastic 3 techniques Every process on every material
● Offered ○ Offered under “other methods” Empty: not offered
| Process | Cotton | Polyester | Ceramic | Glass | Plastic | Painted metal | Stainless steel | Kraft board | Coated board | Leather | Wood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| 3D puff embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Embroidered patches | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Screen & digital print | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered |
| Water-based discharge | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Sublimation | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Ceramic decals | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Offset & flexo | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Stickers & labels | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Hot foil stamping | other method | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Embossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered |
| Debossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Spot UV | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Laser engraving | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method | not offered | offered | offered |
| Glass etching | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
Screen & digital print, asked often
Where did DTG, UV print and vinyl go?
In a photo they look the same as screen print, so they are one choice now. Projects that used them open on screen print.
Can I print white on a dark product?
Yes: screen ink is opaque. White areas in your file print white.