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DOROTHY MARKERT - THE PRINTMAKER |
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Information Screen Printing Steps Power Point Presentation New Stickley
Hamburg, NY Scenes
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THE SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS USED BY THE ARTIST A screen print is an image made with one or more stencils fixed on a fabric screen which permits the ink to pass through. Areas that are not to receive ink are blocked out . There are various materials and techniques that can be used. Each of my prints print starts as a pencil drawing of the subject. Most of the flowers come from my garden. The pottery is often from my collection of arts and crafts design books that I have collected. I own a few of the pottery pieces. Borders are suggested by turn of the century friezes, textile designs and pochoir. I use a simple method of painting directly on the screen wherever I want to have color. With brush and pen, the compositions are painted onto the printing screens with a fluid that resists the blockout which is later spread over the entire screen. Five, six or more screens may be prepared for the separate colors of each image. The print paper is placed under the prepared screen and the ink is drawn across the entire screen with a rubber squeegee. This forces the ink onto the paper in the desired areas. For each color to be printed a separate stencil is made on a screen. The screens and the paper must line up perfectly to insure good registration. Rich, matte finish, saturated color is used to carefully hand print each stencil onto 100% rag heavy, printing paper. The small editions are signed and numbered, ready for matting and framing. This process is like the old tusche and glue method that was devised by the Federal Arts Project artists in the 1920s. I enjoy it because of the hand work involved. It is very direct. Whatever you paint will print. For a more complete description of the process see My Manual.
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