david964
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 Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:53 am Post subject: Screen Printing |
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Screen Printing is a simple form of printing with a screen; originally silk which is still used, is now also done with synthetic material screens. This is a very basic and uncomplicated form of printing which is popular for custom stickers. It can be done by hand and is usually monochromatic, or limited to just a few colors. Pertaining to custom stickers, the inks used are known as ultra-violet cured pigmented colors. The image to be printed is cut out of a stencil, thus creating a positive of the image to be printed. This stencil is laid over the substrate, or the material onto which the image is to be printed. The screen is then laid over the stencil; the appropriate amount of ink is administered and then pressed through the screen with a rubber blade, also known as a squeegee. For monochromatic prints this process is only done once, for prints with multiple colors the process has to be repeated for each color after the last color has dried.
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