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ArrivesOne file · as the artist sent it
NobodyCleans it first
The order
- Garment
- Heavy tee · Black
- Prints
- Full front · 38×50 cm
- 2XL–3XL
- Bigger · 46×60 cm
- 4XL–5XL
- Bigger · 49×64 cm
- Run
- Run 1 · 120 tees
- Files
- Screen + DTG/DTF
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ReaderLupa v1 · trained on 3,000 real works
ReadsFull resolution · at print size
Signs offA person · every decision
What Lupa marks
- 1BackgroundRemove it. Only the art goes to print.
- 2Worn texture in the titleKeep it. It is part of the work.
- 3Fine lines in the frameCheck they hold ink at print size.
- 4Soft glow in the lightningPrint it as halftone dots.
- 5ResolutionRebuilt at 4K. Pixels, never design.
Enlarged 
4K
Colours in the art · 14
Seven inks, in press order
- 1/7UnderbaseWhite
- 2/7EcruPANTONE 7506 C
- 3/7PeachPANTONE 7590 C
- 4/7Light purplePANTONE 252 C
- 5/7Deep purplePANTONE 512 C
- 6/7Top blackPANTONE NEUTRAL BLACK C
- 7/7HighlightWhite
Pantone7506 CEcru
Pantone7590 CPeach
Pantone252 CLight purple
Pantone512 CDeep purple
PantoneNeutral Black CTop black
+ two whites: the underbase and the highlight
Each inkA Pantone code
MixedWith your supplier’s own system
On the shirtChecked against the approved proof
Made byOur print engine
FilmsBlack on clear · 600 ppi · 55 lpi
MethodSimulated process · photoreal art
Seven inks, in press order
- 1/7UnderbaseWhite
- 2/7EcruPANTONE 7506 C
- 3/7PeachPANTONE 7590 C
- 4/7Light purplePANTONE 252 C
- 5/7Deep purplePANTONE 512 C
- 6/7Top blackPANTONE NEUTRAL BLACK C
- 7/7HighlightWhite
Screen PSD55 lpi · seven films · the hand
DTG/DTF PSD300 ppi · full colour · the moon
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WhoA designer · on every file
Each findingAccept · Change · Leave it
NeverRedraws the artist’s work
Lupa proposes · a designer decides
- 1BackgroundAcceptRemove
- 2Worn texture in the titleLeave itIt’s texture
- 3Fine lines in the frameChangeThicken · 0.30 mm
- 4Soft glow in the lightningAcceptHalftone
- 5ResolutionAcceptRebuild at 4K
By hand · a designer
- Clean the file, cut out the background1–2 h
- Separate the colours1–6 h
- Halftones and films1–2 h
- Changes and price with the customer1–3 days
1 to 3 days to the press.
Here · automatic, at every order
- Check the file, mark what needs care1–2 min
- Cut out, rebuild at 4K5 min
- Seven films, 600 ppi2 min 23 s
- DTG/DTF file, 300 ppi4 s
About 10 minutes.
Photorealistic art included. A person checks every file and steps in only when needed.
On the press
- 1/7UnderbaseWhite · flash
- 2/7EcruPANTONE 7506 C
- 3/7PeachPANTONE 7590 C
- 4/7Light purplePANTONE 252 C
- 5/7Deep purplePANTONE 512 C
- 6/7Top blackPANTONE NEUTRAL BLACK C
- 7/7HighlightWhite
1 · LupaProposes a fix for each finding
2 · A designerAccepts, changes or leaves it
3 · The pressReports what printed wrong, with a photo
4 · A caseThe crop, the region in mm, the fix, the reason
Back into Lupa · the next file is read better
Lupa v1Trained on 3,000 real works
Lupa v2Goal · 5,000 works
Lupa v1 betaOn the web · free for selected print shops
One vocabulary, set by our designers
Thin linesSpecksHaloSoft edgesInks too closeFade won’t printLow resolutionTexture · leave it
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The demo
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