Quickstartguide:Screenprint
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Steps to take for screen printing a two colour design on paper.
Prepriation
Make a design
Use a digital design tool or by hand on paper.
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.
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