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What Is Screen Printing?
What Tools You Need To Screen Print: Part 1
What Tools You Need To Screen Print: Part 2
Preparing Your Screen With Screen Filler
Preparing Your Screen With Drawing Fluid
Preparing Your Screen With Emulsion
Exposing Your Screen
Ink Differences And Preparation
Preparing Your Table For Printing
Preparing Your Screen For Printing
How to Screen Print
Applying the Ink for Screen Printing
Making An Even Screen Print
Removing Ink from the Screen
Cleaning Ink Off Your Screen
Choosing a Screen for Screen Printing
Choosing a Squeegee for Screen Printing
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Summary: The basics for preparing your screen can create a nicer screen printed image. Get tips on a better prepared screen from a printmaking expert in this free video.
Kate Van Der Riet is an Oakland, California based printmaker, specializing in intaglio, lithography and screen printing. She learned printing at University, where she studied under a...read more
"In this video, we are going to review how to prepare your screen for printing. Now, you've already transferred your image. But, regardless of what transfer method you used, whether it was photo emulsion or screen filler, nothing blocks the screen all the way to the edges, so you need to tape it off. As you can see, I've already started doing that here. Just take a piece of packing tape and run it along the edge, across over here. Then, you'll want to clamp your screen down to your table. These clamps are specifically made for screen printing and can be ordered from screen printing companies. Any screens that are bigger than 16 x 20, it's absolutely essential that you use them. A screen this size, I really prefer it. I clamp it on, it helps to hold it in place. And then the last step is you want to create a trampoline effect on your screen. What that means is that it gives it a bounce. So you do that by taking a piece of foam core and taping them to the bottom corners. This also helps to protect the base of your screen just in case there's anything sharp on your table, it won't pop a hole in your screen. One on both sides and you're good to go."
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