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Screen-Printing vs. Ink-jet
rampy:
I once screened a 1 color t-shirt using photo-emulsion method... you can get kits at your local art supply place (I forget the name of the place in the mall - the one that sells all the cartooning by blitz kits) to do screen printing...
I would think that your results, if you were trying to do a photorealistic piece would be subpar if you were'nt already talented at screenprinting... but don't let that discourage ya =P
I wonder how printshops that screen right onto lexan do it machinery wise...
I dunno... just tossing in my $.01
rampy
neuromancer:
--- Quote from: Searcher7 on March 13, 2003, 02:10:38 pm ---I've been trying to find out more about screen-printing, but it appears that unless you go to school, you 'll find very little in the way of help or materials to learn about this method. All the books I've come across so far are from the 70s.
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The 70's were the heyday for screen printing. I don't think it's likely there have been any changes to the technology since then. At least not as they would apply at the DIY level.
The basic process is photographic, which really hasn't changed since it was discovered.
The hardest aspect of photo-screening is probably making the negatives, especially if you want to use a halftone technique. Well, that, and understanding enough about the pigment/ink/dye/whatever that you are using to know which colors to use in what order.
I've got a sweatshirt that was screened in a small shop in New Orleans. It's got like 8 colors on it. What a piece of work. The artist gave me a copy of the print on paper. I think he liked me. He kept wanting to show me the room where he did the work...
Bob