Screen printing design templates

Multicolor prints require a screen for each color except for some interesting effects achieved by mixing multiple colors of ink or paint on the screen. A print shop that prints color images will usually have a screen press with four screens arranged in a manner that allows the print surface to be carefully registered on each screen until each of the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black are common has been pulled Figure E.

There is a wealth of opportunities for this approach; printing labels on control surfaces, adding logos to products, making basic T-shirts, or even putting a resist layer onto a surface for etching printed circuit boards. Screens can be created with a variety of methods. You can paint the resist material onto the screen by hand, you can use a vinyl cutter to create a stencil and apply it directly to the screen, or you can use photo emulsion to transfer a transparency onto the screen. Each of these methods has pros and cons.

In the spirit of low budget skill hacking, we can use any sheer polyester material or organza for our screen instead of commercial screen cloth. I bought a bathroom curtain at Goodwill. Cut the material so that you have a section slightly larger than the hoop. Lay the material across the smaller hoop ring, then put the larger ring around it and tighten while stretching the material as tightly as possible. I used small binder clips to lock the cloth in place Figure F. Next we need to create the art.

For your first effort, avoid fine lines and stick to something basic. Print the art out on paper to the same size you want to screen it. Use a soft pencil to trace the outline of the image onto the top of the screen Figure G. Our goal is to block passage of the ink through any tiny holes in the screen other than the ones we intentionally left uncovered.

It may take multiple coats of resist to fully block the cloth Figure H. Squeegees are traditionally rubber with a firm but flexible edge. We can use a credit or club card Figure I as our impromptu squeegee, but anything with a firm plastic edge will work. Commercial inks are available that are designed specifically for different surfaces.

Place some protective newsprint onto your work area and lay down a piece of cardboard. If things are likely to slide, tape everything in place. Second, use the squeegee without pressure to lightly spread an even coating of ink over the art Figure K.

Learning the correct pressure is an important reason to run through some test prints first. Lift the screen directly off of the print. Commercial and many home screen printing rigs mount the screen on a hinge so that it can be easily lifted up. Give it time to dry before touching it Figure M. For another great project, try cutting stencils with adhesive-backed vinyl that you apply to the screen use a heat gun to get the vinyl to stick.

Photo emulsions allow you to make screens with incredibly fine detail. Screen printing is a great way to get professional-looking patterns onto your projects or to do short runs of clothes, posters, or art. Tim Deagan TimDeagan likes to make things.

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