Screenprinting : The Complete Water-Based System

by Adam, Robert; Robertson, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780500511152
• ISBN10: 0500511152
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

This practical and inspirational resource book explains and describes methods and materials which replace traditional toxic screenprinting systems.

Author Biography

Carol Robertson teaches at Wimbledon School of Art, London.

Table of Contents

How Screenprinting Developed
The origins of screenprinting	p. 6
Commercial screenprinting	p. 7
Fine art screenprinting	p. 8
The Move Towards Water-Based Screenprinting
Traditional screenprinting and its implications for health, safety and the environment	p. 10
Health issues	p. 10
The risk of fire	p. 11
The environment	p. 11
Sourcing information about chemicals and their correct use	p. 13
How traditional screenprinting chemicals enter the body	p. 14
The development of a safer screenprinting system	p. 17
Fine art materials for water-based screenprinting	p. 20
Selecting fine art materials for water-based printing mixtures	p. 24
Selecting screen fillers and screen painting fluids	p. 26
Industrial and commercial products for water-based screenprinting	p. 27
Selecting industrial and commercial water-based screenprinting inks	p. 27
Selecting frames, meshes and squeegees	p. 30
Selecting photo-emulsions	p. 31
PVC sheet as a key part of water-based screenprinting	p. 34
Selecting materials for autographic positives and photo positives	p. 36
Selecting products for cleaning and preparing meshes	p. 38
Designing a Water-Based Screenprinting System
Planning a water-based screenprinting studio	p. 41
Equipping a water-based screenprinting studio	p. 45
Good studio practice for water-based screenprinting	p. 55
Planning a Screenprint
Building an image	p. 59
Making a map	p. 64
Frames, Meshes and Squeegees
Screen frames	p. 65
Meshes	p. 66
Preparing and degreasing the mesh	p. 69
Margins	p. 71
Squeegees	p. 74
Stencils
Types of stencil	p. 76
Creating open areas	p. 78
Paper stencils	p. 79
Making paper stencils	p. 80
Printing paper stencils	p. 82
Screen filler stencils	p. 85
Using screen filler to create or stop out images, or to edit photostencils	p. 86
Using screen filler for photostencil reversals	p. 91
Screen painting fluid stencils	p. 93
Using screen painting fluid to create images or to edit stencils	p. 93
Photostencils	p. 96
Photo-emulsion and positives	p. 96
Moire patterns	p. 97
Autographic positives	p. 98
Using halftone and other tonal techniques	p. 116
Photographic positives	p. 117
Photocopy positives	p. 118
Digital positives	p. 120
Colour separation and process printing	p. 126
A brief guide to the stages of the photostencil process	p. 129
The chemistry of photo-emulsion	p. 129
Mixing photo-emulsion	p. 130
Applying photo-emulsion to the mesh	p. 131
Photo-emulsion drying procedure	p. 135
Exposing the photo-emulsion-coated screen to UV light	p. 136
Photo-emulsion developing procedure	p. 139
Substrates
Paper	p. 142
Other substrates	p. 146
Printing Mixtures
Preparing artist's paints for fine art water-based screenprinting	p. 150
Selecting and mixing colour	p. 151
A basic printing mixture preparation workstation	p. 153
A professional printing mixture preparation workstation	p. 154
Opaque printing mixtures	p. 156
Paints and recipes for opaque printing mixtures	p. 157
Translucent printing mixtures	p. 159
Paints and recipes for translucent printing mixtures	p. 163
Transparent printing mixtures and recipes	p. 165
Golden printing mixtures and recipes	p. 166
Metallic, iridescent, pearlescent, interference and powder pigment printing mixtures	p. 168
Printing Techniques
Setting up a vacuum press	p. 171
Preparing the press for printing	p. 174
Screenprinting techniques	p. 177
Registration techniques	p. 181
Proofing and editioning	p. 184
Blends and monoprinting	p. 186
Squeegee support	p. 188
Problem solving when screenprinting	p. 188
Reclaiming the Screen
Screen preparation and mesh-cleaning workstation	p. 190
Removal of printing mixtures and paper stencils from the mesh	p. 192
Removal of photostencils from the mesh	p. 194
Removal of screen filler stencils from the mesh	p. 196
Haze removal	p. 197
Collating and Presenting Screenprints
Collating screenprints	p. 198
Presenting screenprints	p. 199
International Suppliers of Materials Suitable for Water-Based Screenprinting	p. 201
Glossary	p. 205
Index	p. 207
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