Water based inks are best used on white and light colored garments, however they can also be used on colored garments to provide a faded, vintage look to them. Water based inks embed themselves into the fabric, leaving no "hand" or feeling of ink on the garment like you get with Plastisol. Because water based inks are more transparent, Pantone matching is not as accurate because the inks tend to take on properties of the color fabric it is printed on. For instance, white ink printed on a red shirt will end up looking pink. This type of printing is recommended for over sized or all over printing so that the fabric isn't weighed down by large deposits of ink. This ink is also eco-friendly.