Yesterday's silkscreen printing was done using the Block-Out method.
First we have to show what we want to print.
JoE (Monster Gallery) the teacher said:
Bird again?
Ah yes. Bird again. JoE gave some advice on fixing our pictures so it will print better.
Here's my traced bird. I forgot to bring a couple of things. But I remembered to bring my screen.
If your picture has clear white and dark boundaries, then it's not hard to paint. For my print, I wanted a what-you-see-is-what-you-get. So I painted out the white spaces. The finer areas like feet and eyes were slightly tricky. But I have steady hands. (I embroider after all!)
Here my bird is all bandaged up.
My first print. I nailed the angle of holding the squeegee. I even got the eyes!
This was my second print. I knew I didn't have enough ink but I did not want to wait for the ink. That's why you see some faded tail tips. But it's a good effect. I like it. I gave this print to JoE to put up on his wall of fame.
JoE brought out the big guns. A custom silkscreen printing device.
I enjoyed the workshop. I felt I understood everything really well. Next week I'll print on some fabric. I'm excited by the possibilities.
5 comments:
Jane that is the cutest wee bird :)
Thanks for your reply to my email, i'll have a look at the links you suggested and let you know how I get on x
I see some great sewing projects with screen printing in your future!!
This looks great! One of these days I'd like to try screen printing - you must be having fun, the fabric possibilities will be endless!
That looks like fun! It is great to be able to combine multiple crafts in producing an item. I am looking forward to all the possibilities that it adds to your bag making.
Hi Jane, I live in Dngapore and am keen to learn how to silkscreen print. Can you tell me where you learned please? My email address is sarahleftley@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks!!!
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