SCREEN PRINTING FOR BEGINNERS: Guide To Screen Printing For Beginners, Collotype, DIY T-Shirt Screen Printing

SCREEN PRINTING FOR BEGINNERS Screen printing is a technique that involves using a woven mesh screen to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image. The screen stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials, by pressing through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate (the item that will receive the image). A squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing ink through the mesh openings to wet the substrate during the squeegee stroke. As the screen rebounds away from the substrate, the ink remains. Basically it is the process of using a mesh-based stencil to apply ink onto a substrate, whether it is t-shirts, posters, stickers, vinyl, wood, or other materials. Screen printing is also sometimes known as silkscreen printing. One color is printed at a time, so several screens can be used to produce a multicolored image or design. Get a copy to get started!