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List two advantages of screen prinitng? |
It is versatile and can print on virtually any surface.
It is economical for short, hand produced runs |
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What is screen printing used for? |
It is widely used for commercially printing of mass or batch produced graphics such as posters or T-Shirts |
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What material is the screen made from? |
It is made from a piece of porous, finally woven fabric (silk but nowadays it is made from nylon) and this is stretched over a wooden or aluminium block |
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Llist two disadvantages of screen printing? |
It is generally difficult to achieve fine detail
Print requires a longer drying time than other printing systems |
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How is the screen and the stencils produced? |
They are produced commercially using the photo-emulsion technique |
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How many colours can screen printing print at one time? |
One |
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Can the screen be re-used ? |
Yes, after you the ink has been washed away.
The life of a screen is quite short, approx 300 prints on a single layer of emulsion |
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What are the 5 stages of preparing a screen? |
Film of positive image is prepared on acetate Film is then placed on light sensitive emulsion Strong light makes exposed areas of film go hard Remainder washes away to allow ink through Ink forced through image areas with a squeegee |
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What is used to make sure the ink is evenly spread? |
a squeegee ( rubber blade) is used to push the ink evenly around the screen and the paper |
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What is this and what does it do? |
It is a Rotary Screen Printing system
It allows you to print more than one colour onto a print design. One colour is printed per screen |
