Thursday, 9 June 2016

Health & Safety screen printing - tell a story

Screen Printing

equipment needed; spoon, acrylic paint, acrylic medium, squeegee, packaging tape.

The screen is made from a fine mesh material which is fixed to a metal frame. A stencil is placed under the screen and ink is forced through the stencil on to the material below. Screen printing with stencils is best for blocks of colour.

Firstly your positive film positive used will be exposed and will harden the light sensitive emulsion on to the tight fabric which is already on the metal frame, then you have to tape up all the yellow areas and the sides of the metal frame. Once you have done this you can then put your mix of acrylic ink with acrylic medium on to the top of the frame and then squeegee the ink across the screen stencil forcing the ink through the open areas, then lift your frame back up and squeegee ink back across to keep the screen wet otherwise it will dry up.


Health and safety 
  • -Do not eat or drink around the area you are doing print or within the room.
  • The Paint is toxic
  • Do not containment colours
  • Mop up after your washing your screen
  • Make sure your bag is out of everyone way, to prevent people from tripping.
  • Doing to much printing, can hurt your arm, as your using alot of muscle. Take regular breaks or do something else that is light.
Personal Development -

I really like the outcomes that i can produce using screen printing there are a lot of positives such as the outcomes also i receive a lot of good feedback from my teachers and peers about my screen prints which make me think they are successful! There is a lot of potential with screen printing though to produce some very high standard outcomes this is what i like about it.


How ever there are a few negatives to it such as
the screen blocking and having to wash the screen to get the blocked ink out which is very annoying and a long process!
 Sometimes it doesn't come out how you plan it which is annoying!
The screen prints not lining up
it is difficult because you only have one pair of hands!



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