Screen Printing On Black Paper

Though heavily pigmented versatex will not change the texture or softness of your fabric.

Screen printing on black paper.

If you can screen print on a t shirt or a piece of wood how hard can choosing a paper be. R g and b should all be 0. 6 tape your transparencies with clear tape to the dry surface of the screen. Black owned printing russell 2017 03 28t03 36 13 00 00 welcome to black owned printing.

Keep in mind that images that are already black and white will not work and neither will gray scales and colors. Oh and a portion of every sale goes to further the movement. Fine printmaking papers are made from archival fibers which in the european printmaking tradition is usually 100 cotton. Where you can support a bob get great products great services at great prices.

Spread the black paper all over the floor and put your screen on top wood side down with staples on top. Here s how the printing process goes. And it will not wrinkle or bleed on paper these semi transparent inks are most. One of the most effective ways to get a bold print when using white or light inks on black or dark substrates is to print a white underbase.

An actual black and white photograph will not work as your design. Apply a thick strip of ink to the base of the screen under the artwork with a palette knife roughly three fingers width either side of where the ink will end up. Raise the screen up off the paper and hold it in place with your belly or rest it on your belt buckle. Your stencil or drawing needs to block light as this is what etches the design into the screen and allows you to print.

The proper way to do that is to print one layer of white ink flash cure the print for 5 to 10 seconds then print your top coat of ink. Also halftones will work only if the dots aren t too small. If you re making a quick inexpensive poster choosing a paper can be simple. The distinguishing features of a good printmaking paper are its ability to withstand soaking and to absorb a lot of ink often with multiple runs through a press without disintegrating or deforming.

In this case use thick black ink on transparent paper to make your stencil. Any paper any thickness any turnaround save 10. Click the ink blot icon and place the cursor over the black part of the design. Then place your cursor over a white area and the r g and b should all be 255.

This image is now ready to be printed. But when it comes to making a high quality print something to be sold something that will last something to hang on a wall or in a frame something to show in a. Jacquard versatex screen printing inks are ready to use and ideal for silk screening stenciling or block printing. Must quantity of 1000 or more.