Quickstartguide:Screenprint

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Steps to take for screen printing a two colour design on paper.

Make a design

Use a digital design tool or by hand on paper. Screenprocess-01.png

Make colour separations and print both layers with black on transparant sheet

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Coat a screen with light sensitive emulsion

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Expose screen to UV light

Video How To Expose A Screen Screenprocess-06.png

Wash out the non-exposed parts

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Let the screen dry

In the drying drawers, don't place it in a drawer above a non exposed screen to avoid dripping water on a non exposed screen. Screenprocess-08.png

Get paper.

Paper sheets thickness and weight doesn’t mater Use paper sheets of the same size Screenprocess-03.png

Mix inks

one part acrylic paint one part screen print medium Screenprocess-04.png

Place the screen in the clamps on the print table.

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Stick the transparent to a sheet of paper

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Place the paper on the table and line it up with the image on the screen.

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Place lay marks

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Print one colour at the time

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Result, prints on paper

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Clean the screen

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