Start hereNo mesh, no dots — solid shapes per colour
Everything on this site about halftones is about screens. Lino, woodcut and other relief printing have no mesh, so there is nothing to calculate: a roller lays down solid ink and halftone dots are the wrong tool. PrintFilmReady switches the raster off and every colour becomes a flat, solid shape instead, from the same separation.
Layers for lino and block printing
How to split a design into one carving guide per colour for multi-block and reduction linocut: solid shapes not dots, mirroring for transfer, registration.
Read the guide →Color separation for screen printing
The same underlying separation into spot-colour layers, one guide per colour, here without the halftone raster.
Read the guide →Prep your artworkFrom sketch or photo to carving guides
AI prompts for screen printing and lino
Getting an image generator to produce art that separates into clean, carvable shapes.
Read the guide →Prepare your artwork for your mesh, or for lino
What line weight and detail level actually survive being carved, not just printed.
Read the guide →Using Canva with your films
Exporting Canva designs so they separate the way you intend, not the way Canva flattens them.
Read the guide →Print the guidesFile formats and printer settings still matter
Printer settings for screen-printing films
The same driver settings — media type, colour management, ink limits — apply to a solid carving guide too.
Read the guide →PNG or EPS for your films?
What each file holds, where each works, and why an EPS export here is not a vector.
Read the post →Carving & registrationKento marks and transferring the guide to the block
Transfer a print to wood: 7 methods
Seven ways to transfer a print to wood for a woodcut, each with a step-by-step plan, plus when to mirror your artwork.
Read the post →Align the marks, not your eyes
Registration for screen printing uses crosshairs; relief printing uses kento marks instead — when each system applies.
Read the post →Separate your first block job free
Switch the halftone raster off and get solid, mirrored carving guides with kento marks, at exact block size. Free while in beta.
Pro: €99 a year or €59 for half a year, launching October 2026. Full pricing →
Open the toolCommon questions
Do I need to worry about mesh count or LPI for lino printing?
No. Relief printing has no mesh, so there is nothing to calculate. PrintFilmReady switches the halftone raster off for lino and block jobs and produces flat, solid shapes instead. See layers for lino and block printing.
What are kento marks?
The Japanese moku hanga registration method: a corner notch and an edge notch cut into the block itself, into which the paper is seated. PrintFilmReady can add matching kento marks to every layer of a lino or block job.
Do my carving guides need to be mirrored?
Yes, for any technique that prints in reverse of the carved surface. PrintFilmReady mirrors the guide automatically as part of the separation.
What does PrintFilmReady Pro cost?
€99 for 12 months, or €59 for 6, both auto-renewing with a 14-day refund. Pro launches October 2026; the free tier works today with 3 inks, 360 dpi and 3 jobs, no account and no payment required. See full pricing.
Screen printing on textile →
Garments with mesh and halftones instead of solid relief shapes.
See the textile guide →Screen printing on paper →
Fine-detail editions with mesh and halftones instead of solid relief shapes.
See the paper guide →Want hands-on training?
Academies, workshops and rentable open-access studios by country.
See the training directory →