Screen Printing
Screen Printing
Today you will be creating an image using a technique called screen printing or silk screening. This is the type of print you find on things like your Perry t-shirts, rally towels, etc. I will provide you with a piece of colored material on which you can print your design, but if you would like to bring something in to print it on as well you are more than welcome to. You can begin by watching the video below. This will give you the basic idea of what you will be doing the next 2 days.
https://youtu.be/jKDMeRZoLJE
First take a look at the design I have printed on the green fabric. This is done with fabric paint, so it will stay on the material when washed. Please be very careful not to get the paint on your clothing. There are shirts available to put on over your clothes if you would like.
Steps to follow for Day 1:
1. Choose a design. I have provided you with a few designs, but you are also welcome to come up with your own. If you use your own design, be sure that you choose something that is not too intricate, meaning has a lot of small details.
2. If you are choosing your own design, you are welcome to print it using my printer.
3. Take a piece of the sheer material (looks a bit see-through) and put it into one of the colored hoops. To do this, you must loosed the silver knob, place the material in between the two hoops, and tighten the silver knob as you stretch the material. It should be very tight with no wrinkles when you are finished. You should tighten a little and pull the material a little and keep doing that until it is smooth. It might be easier if both partners worked together on each hoop. Watch the tutorial below if you are struggling.
4. Lay your design on the table and place the hoop over it so that the material lays flat against the design.
5. Using a pencil, carefully trace the design onto the material.
6. Once the design has been traced, you will turn the hoop over and use a paint brush and the Mod Podge to "paint" all of the negative space. This means you must cover ALL of the area that you do not want the paint to cover.
7. It is important that you cover all of the needed areas, but do not let it drip onto the area of the design. If it does, your paint will not come through and there will be empty spots in your design.
8. Once you have covered all of the non-design area, you will set it aside to dry until tomorrow. If you have a good amount of class time left, you may want to give it a second coat of Mod Podge. Write your name in pencil on one of the material edges sticking out of the hoop.