Quickstartguide:Screenprint

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

Prepriation

Make a design

Use a digital design tool or design by hand on paper. We us a smiley face as an example for a two color design.

Make colour separations

• Print both layers with black on transparent sheet.
• Handdraw with a paint marker (Posta, Monotov ect.) or drawing ink on transparent or semitransparent.

Screen making

Coat a screen with light sensitive emulsion

• Choice a screen:
• red for paper, blue for textile
• check if theres no emulsion in the screen
• check if the screen is big enough

• use the scoop coater to fill the screen with light sensitive emulsion
• let it dry in de drawer in the exposure unit were it is protected to light.

Video about Preparing A Screen

Expose screen to UV light

• Place your transparant face up on the glass plate at the exposure unit.
• Place the screen over the transparants on the glass plate.
• Put the cord over the screen.
• Close the cover of the exposure unit and close the locks.
• Start the exposure.

Video How To Expose A Screen

Wash out the non-exposed parts

Make both sites of the screen wet with the hose, wash the non-exposed parts.

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.

Prepare for printing

Get paper.

Paper sheets thickness and weight doesn’t mater Use paper sheets of the same size

Mix inks

one part acrylic paint one part screen print medium

Place the screen in the clamps on the print table.

Stick the transparent to a sheet of paper

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

Place lay marks

Printing

Print one colour at the time

Result, prints on paper

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Clean the screen

Video about How To Clean A Screen