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Steps to take for screen printing a two colour design on paper. | Steps to take for screen printing a two colour design on paper. | ||
== | == Preparation == | ||
'''Check out our detailed tutorial:''' <br> | |||
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Prepare_files_for_screenprinting | |||
=== Make a design === | === Make a design === | ||
Use a digital design tool or by hand on paper. | Use a digital design tool or design by hand on paper. | ||
We use a smiley face as an example of a two-colour design. | |||
[[File:Screenprocess-01.png|300px]] | [[File:Screenprocess-01.png|300px]] | ||
=== Make colour separations === | === Make colour separations === | ||
* Print both layers with black on transparent sheet. | * Print both layers with black on a transparent sheet. | ||
* | * Hand draw with a paint marker (Posca, Monotov ect.) or drawing ink on transparent or semitransparent. | ||
[[File:Screenprocess-02.png|300px]] | [[File:Screenprocess-02.png|300px]] | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Jw05OhDG8 Video about preparing photo for screenprint] | |||
== Screen making == | == Screen making == | ||
=== Coat a screen with light sensitive emulsion === | === Coat a screen with light-sensitive emulsion === | ||
* Choice a screen: | * Choice a screen: | ||
* red for paper, blue for textile | * red for paper, blue for textile | ||
* check if | * check if there's no emulsion on the screen | ||
* check if the screen is big enough | * check if the screen is big enough | ||
* use the scoop coater to fill the screen with light sensitive emulsion | * use the scoop coater to fill the screen with the light-sensitive emulsion | ||
* let it dry in de drawer in the exposure unit | * let it dry in de drawer in the exposure unit where it is protected from the light. | ||
[http://ps.wdka.nl/video/PreparingAScreen.mp4 Video about Preparing A Screen ] | [http://ps.wdka.nl/video/PreparingAScreen.mp4 Video about Preparing A Screen ] | ||
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=== Expose screen to UV light === | === Expose screen to UV light === | ||
* Place your | * Place your transparent face up on the glass plate at the exposure unit. | ||
* Place the screen over the | * Place the screen over the transparent on the glass plate. | ||
* Close the cover of the exposure unit and close the locks. | * Close the cover of the exposure unit and close the locks. | ||
* Start the exposure. | * Start the exposure. | ||
[http://ps.wdka.nl/video/HowToExposeAScreen.mp4 Video How To Expose A Screen] | [http://ps.wdka.nl/video/HowToExposeAScreen.mp4 Video How To Expose A Screen] | ||
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[http://ps.wdka.nl/video/HowToCleanAScreen.mp4 Video about How To Clean A Screen] | [http://ps.wdka.nl/video/HowToCleanAScreen.mp4 Video about How To Clean A Screen] | ||
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[http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Screenprint_cleaning More info about cleaning a screen] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:37, 24 October 2023
Steps to take for screen printing a two colour design on paper.
Preparation
[edit]Check out our detailed tutorial:
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Prepare_files_for_screenprinting
Make a design
[edit]Use a digital design tool or design by hand on paper.
We use a smiley face as an example of a two-colour design.
Make colour separations
[edit]- Print both layers with black on a transparent sheet.
- Hand draw with a paint marker (Posca, Monotov ect.) or drawing ink on transparent or semitransparent.
Video about preparing photo for screenprint
Screen making
[edit]Coat a screen with light-sensitive emulsion
[edit]- Choice a screen:
- red for paper, blue for textile
- check if there's no emulsion on the screen
- check if the screen is big enough
- use the scoop coater to fill the screen with the light-sensitive emulsion
- let it dry in de drawer in the exposure unit where it is protected from the light.
Video about Preparing A Screen
Expose screen to UV light
[edit]- Place your transparent face up on the glass plate at the exposure unit.
- Place the screen over the transparent on the glass plate.
- Close the cover of the exposure unit and close the locks.
- Start the exposure.
Wash out the non-exposed parts
[edit]Make both sites of the screen wet with the hose, wash the non-exposed parts.
Let the screen dry
[edit]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
[edit]Get paper.
[edit]Paper sheets thickness and weight doesn’t mater
Use paper sheets of the same size
Mix inks
[edit]one part acrylic paint
one part screen print medium
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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Printing
[edit]Print one colour at the time
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Result, prints on paper
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