Tiling Seps for Four Color Process

[Young Monster]

So I am trying my first 4 color process. Seps came out pretty smooth - my problem is that I have a to tile my seps (x2 13x19 sheets for 18x24(ish) print.

This causes the area where they are tiled to wash out different and I am worried that, when this happens 4 times, it will be super noticeable.

Im going to give it a shot, its really just an experiment. But I guess my question is

A. Does anyone do 4color process and tile their seps?

B. If not, where should I look for full sheet seps that arent gonna cost out the ass?

Thanks

[seireyho]

I think you may have to get a full sheet sep...to not get those shifts in the tiled transparencies

[crosshair]

Tiling over any kind of halftone or other dot pattern will always be visible, and ugly, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it other than spring for full-size films.
Sorry.
I tried for years.

[Young Monster]

who do yall hit up for your seps? an offset shop?

[crosshair]

I D.I.Y. or die with my epson 3000. If I need bigger than 17x22" I hit up Delicious who have a big roll-fed Epson.

I've occasionally gone to this place Indigo Digital Printing - Chicago's Digital Color, Variable Data, and Large Format Graphics Leader which is near my house.

[scott campbell]

i get seps printed for like $6 each at a print shop. ask for printing on clear mylar. i think maybe some shops wont do it cause the mylar gets jammed up easily or something

[Young Monster]

small town. strike outs

[scott campbell]

maybe try hitting up a sign shop to see if they'll do it?

[steve w]

you could try running frosted DuraLar through the large-format machines at kinkos.
there might be some stretching, but it's better than seams

[Mazza]

I've been using a couple of different blueprint shops and having them print out 20 by 26 vellum seps.......works pretty well. They run about $6-$7 a piece.