Home Screen Printing Workshop Do It Yourself Techniques, Design Ideas, and Tips for Graphic Prints

by Thimou, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781592532711
• ISBN10: 1592532713
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Images produced by the process of screen-printing surround us everywhere we go, from the garments we wear to the pillows we put on our couches; from the bags we carry our belongings in to the mugs from which we drink coffee. Screen printing has a long history--it is the way Andy Warhol had his celebrity portraits produced. It can be done on a large scale, but it is also very easy to do with simple and affordable materials at home. With the increasing interest in personalization and in making a statement with your own customized clothes and artwork, screen printing is being rediscovered by the younger DIY audience. It is a technique with a long history--but suddenly lots of crafters are trying their hand at it at home.The aim of this book is to simplify the process of screen-printing. Presented in a step-by-step format to show that it can be used in a variety of environments, whether they plan to print on a table in a kitchen (that's how Laura Ashley started her design empire in London), a longer table in a garage, or a full studio in a basement or loft. It will also include chapters on adapting screen-printing to special areas of artistic interest and suggestions for applying the technique to produce something beautiful and functional.Home Screen Printing Workshopshows them how to print their own designer T-shirts, tote bags, scarves or posters, banners and serigraphs. The sections include simple resist printing, making a direct block out screen, making a photographic screen with found objects, making a one color simple repeat design, printing a multicolor design, printing on t-shirts, creating an engineered print, using the drama of B&W, printing with three dimensional ink, discharge printing (ink-less printing), making a photographic screen with textures, and solving common screen print problems.

Author Biography

Paul Thimou was introduced to the screen-printing process in the early 1980s after studying photography at the New York Institute of Photography. He teaches at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. He uses screen-printing technique in combination with other methods to produce art work for exhibitions and crafts for selling or giving as gifts. Paul lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(3)
How to Set Up a Small Screen Printing Studio	11	(1)
Printing Equipment	12	(2)
Basic Supplies	14	(5)
Choosing and Using Color	19	(5)
SECTION 1 Basic Printing Methods
Project 1 Simple Resist Printing	24	(8)
Materials	25	(4)
Basic Printing Guidelines	29	(3)
Project 2 Direct Block--Out Screen Printing	32	(8)
Materials	33	(4)
Using Screen Drawing Fluid	37	(2)
Basic Elements of Design	39	(1)
Project 3 One--Color Simple Repe at Design	40	(8)
Materials	41	(2)
Tracing Paper vs. Acetate	43	(4)
Rainbow Squeegee Printing Technique	47	(1)
Project 4 Printing a Multicolor Design	48	(8)
Materials	49	(1)
Registration Done by Hand	50	(2)
Halftone and Digitally Made Positives	52	(1)
Registration of Screens to Positives	53	(1)
Printing in Registration	54	(1)
Creating a Blotch Print	55	(1)
Project 5 Making a Photographic Screen with Found Objects	56	(10)
Materials	57	(1)
Applying Emulsion to the Screen	58	(1)
Creating a Found-Object Composition	59	(1)
Tips for Working with Emulsion	59	(2)
A Test for Determining Exposure Time	61	(1)
Variation #1: Printing Off-Registration	62	(1)
Variation #2: Adding the Reduction Technique	63	(3)
SECTION 2 Special Topics
Project 6 Printing on T--Shirts	66	(6)
Materials	67	(1)
Preparing a T-Shirt for Printing	68	(1)
Choosing a T-Shirt Design	68	(1)
The Engineered Print	69	(3)
Project 7 The Drama of Black and White	72	(6)
Materials	73	(2)
Plastisol Inks	75	(1)
Printing with Special Inks	76	(2)
Project 8 Discharge Printing: The Inkless Printing Technique	78	(4)
Materials	79	(1)
Definition and Procedure	80	(2)
Project 9 Making a Photographic Screen with Textures	82	(6)
Materials	83	(1)
What Is Texture?	84	(1)
Altering the Substrate	85	(3)
Project 10 Printing on Paper	88	(8)
Materials	89	(1)
Choosing the Proper Ink	90	(1)
Printing on Paper	91	(1)
Experimenting with Paper	92	(4)
Where to Find Ideas and Inspiration	96	(2)
Troubleshooting: Common Screen Print Problems and Their Solutions	98	(2)
Gallery	100	(24)
Glossary	124	(1)
Resources	125	(2)
About the Author	127	(1)
Acknowledgments	128