This post makes up the second part of Making a Squeegee for Print Screen – The Blade post. Remember that silkscreen and print screen refer to the same printing technique. Silkscreen is the term applied to the time when the silkscreen mesh was actually silk, …
The silkscreen squeegee is a tool composed of a part usually made of wood or aluminum – the handle – and a rubber part – the blade – for the purpose of distributing and pressing the ink during printing. Unsuitable rubber types or worn or …
This article covers three totally different ways of producing a silkscreen stencil, each dependent on the type of production, such as quantity or substrate, but also dependent on the resources or intentions of the user, who may not have the most suitable place or budget …
This article is about the phase that precedes the matrix engraving or so-called stencil, by the process of screen sensitizing (read Silkscreen – About The Stencil post to know more). All the stages that take place between the creation and final art of the design …
This article addresses the topic of silkscreen inks – inks used in screen printing and their relationship with the surface to be printed, taking into account other variables such as ambient temperature and air humidity. This is an important theme for any printing or painting …
