The first step in screen printing is the design stem. This is where artwork, text and
images are made. Screen printing can allow the printing of different items on a flat
surface especially fabric. The first step is where a designer takes the intended idea
and creates it into an image or text. The resulting image or text is then made into a
film piece. The film can be clear on the artwork and dark on the places not to be
printed or the other way round. It is then laid on the screen and exposed to a source
of light for a preset period.
The first step is what result in a screen that will be used in the printing. Once it is
ready, it is then placed in the area that is to be printed for example a t-shirt. Ink is
then placed on one part of the screen and then dragged all over the screen or on the
area to be printed and this is how the surface gets printed. The idea is to ensure that
the permeable areas which are the areas that are supposed to be printed get enough
ink.
For multiple colors, the process of making the screen is still the same. The only
different is that there are different screens for the different colors. The different
areas should be well positioned on the screen such that when they are printed on the
surface there is no part that is on top of another or far away from where it is
supposed to be. There can be as many colors as possible provided the surface
allows this and there are enough screens and colors to do this.
Today, screen printing is being used in different types of printing. Some of the
surfaces that can be printed using this method include fabrics, metal, ceramic
objects, glass, synthetic items and paper.
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March 24, 2014 | Author: admin
The printing trade has been in existence for the longest time. The Chinese and
Koreans printed on a sheet of paper using inked woodblocks. Years later down the
line, Johannes Gutenberg invented a machine that revolutionized the world. He
invented the first printing press that had the ability to split text into smaller
component features such as upper and lower case letters and punctuation marks.
This invention is what is known as the Gutenberg press.
The Gutenberg printing press since its invention in the 1940s, became the standard
printing equipment until the 20th Century. The first one was made out of wood, and
was later made out of metal. It was considered a great invention because it made
printed material much more affordable and allowed for them to be more accessible
for a lot of people.
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