# Screen Printed Event Shirts: Rates | Event Tees Near Me

Screen printing for event t-shirts: $4.34 per location at 48, $0.25 flash on darks, $20 per screen per color. Sponsor backs explained. Battle Born Clothing.

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Screen print is the cheapest way to put a design on 48 or more shirts, and a sponsor back with ten logos in one color is one screen. Battle Born Clothing prints in-house in Yerington, Nevada with plastisol, water-based and discharge inks on a conveyor dryer. No hard minimum; 48 and up is where it pays.

## What it costs

| Job | Print per piece | Screens (one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 color, front only, light shirt | $4.34 | $20 |
| 1 color, front only, dark shirt (flash) | $4.59 | $20 |
| 1 color front + 1 color back, light shirt | $8.68 | $40 |
| 1 color front + 1 color back, dark shirt | $9.18 | $40 |

On the $6.04 [PC61](/products/port-and-company-pc61/), a dark shirt with a 1-color front and a 1-color sponsor back is **$15.22 each at 48** plus $40 in screens. Every extra ink color is another $20 screen and a per-piece rate quoted for the job. Quantities other than 48 are quoted per job. Worked totals are on the [pricing page](/pricing/).

## Sponsor backs count as one color if the logos are one color

The most common event back is a block of sponsor logos. Printed all in one ink color (white on a dark shirt, black on a light one), that is one screen and one print location no matter how many logos are on it. The moment one sponsor insists on their two-color logo, the whole back becomes a two-color print. Our [sponsor-logo back guide](/guides/sponsor-logo-backs/) shows how to handle that conversation.

## Inks

- **Plastisol:** opaque, bright, sits on top of the fabric. Works on cotton, blends and polyester. The default for event shirts.
- **Water-based:** soaks into the fiber for a soft hand. Best on light 100% cotton. Good for merch people will keep.
- **Discharge:** removes the shirt dye and replaces it with the ink color. Softest result on dark 100% cotton. Not for blends or polyester.

## The flash charge

On a dark shirt we print a white underbase and flash-cure it before the top color so the design is bright. That is the $0.25 per location on the quote. White, ash and most light colors do not need it. One reason light event shirts are cheaper.

## Artwork for screens

Vector art (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) separates into colors cleanly. A 300 dpi PNG at print size works for one-color art. Photos and gradients are not screen print jobs; they go to [DTF](/decoration/dtf-transfers/). Minimum line weight is about 1 point; small text under 8 points fills in.

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## Questions
**What is the minimum for screen printing?** No hard minimum. Under 48 pieces the $20 screens make each shirt expensive, and we will tell you if DTF is cheaper for your count.

**Can you print youth and adult shirts together?** Yes. Same screens, same run, one quantity count. If the design has to shrink for youth sizes it needs its own screen ($20).

**Do you keep the screens?** Screens are reclaimed after the job. We keep the film and the art, so a reorder pays for new screens but no new setup work.


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Event Tees Near Me is a brand of Battle Born Clothing, 3 Pebble Beach Dr, Yerington, NV 89447. Quote: https://eventteesnearme.com/quote/