one color silkscreen
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- MIJA0
just got done looking at a 4 color 2 station press and a grip of misc. equipment. Probably going to buy it tomorrow or the next day.
- Dancer0
Anyone got any exapmles they can show online that they have done from home?
What like to see what kinda quality you got?
- mrdobolina0
I have been around my mom's house quite a bit lately and all of my old screenprinting gear is in her basement, I am going to do an inventory next time I head over.
- wilbur0
Is there not a screen printing studio in the city where youre at? The Glasgow Print Studio do courses around £150. I'm thinking of getting into screen printing as well, but wanted to learn 1st hand how to do it before setting up what is essentially a mini studio. Also once you've done the course you can use their facilities. Mind you this would be for prints not tshirts.
- MLPROJECT0
is it rubylith?
for screening posters, use pretty much any heavyweight paper... most inks are water soluble (aside from plastisol), so they will warp the paper if its too thin. i've had adherance problems with some high gloss paper as well.
- MLPROJECT0
yeah, amberlyth...
i wish i coiuld find a place that would burn screens for me. i usually end up having to burn it a couple times before it's AOK. coating it is the hardest part.
- heavyarms0
It seemed that site was down yesterday when I was trying to look at it.
Those are the instructions I followed. I think stencils must take a lot of practice to make them look good.
Can you use acrylic or acrylic mixed with a textile medium on a screen?
- MLPROJECT0
you can use anything that will go through the mesh.... you just have to figure out something that works with your substrate and what you're using it for
- mrdobolina0
in my experience, you really have to thin out acrylic mediums alot, before trying to push them through the screen. otherwise you will destroy it.
- ross0
buy one of those "speedball" kits if you want to learn.
then once you understand it, buy and make all your own crap. Ive been doing it for a couple of years. Its really fun, and inexpensive, and you get to give your shirts / posters to all your friends.
- MLPROJECT0
only thing is, speedball emulsion is generally crap. but it'd be a good way to learn and get the hang of it.. especially since those kits are only around $40-50
- MIJA0
When printing poster does anyone know what you have to mix w/ house paint to use it for this purpose? I've never tried it but I've heard that it works alright and it's a lot cheaper than ink.