Silkscreen Project (Serigraphy)

serigraphy: It is not known for sure how or when serigraphy or screen printing
was first invented, but art historians trace this art form as far back as 4,000 years
in China, and thereafter throughout Asia and Japan. Silk fabric, being a primary
product in those cultures, had the unique qualities of being able to be stretched
very tightly, and of being somewhat resistant to staining. Someone discovered
that they could stretch single-thread silk fabric very tightly across a frame and
inks would flow freely through the fabric onto a substrate like other fabric or
paper.

They established techniques to block the flow of ink in certain areas of the silk,
while allowing the ink to freely flow through open areas. Thus they could block
the screens with ornate designs and print those designs repeatedly. The art of
serigraphy was born.
Assignment:
1. DESIGN a STENCIL SKETCH (on paper first) of TEXT and related
IMAGE (font size of text must be 30+ to cut evenly and neatly out of
stencil material [The spaces cut out and removed provide the windows for
the final print]
2. CUT the MASK-EASE material to the size of your screenand save the
clear acrylic liner inside the tube
3. TRANSFER the image onto MASK-EASE with transfer paper
4. CUT STENCIL with an X-acto knife, peeling away only the yellow portion
and leaving the white backing
5. You will BURNISH the clear acrylic liner sheet to the yellow surface, then
peel away the white backing paper careful not to leave any yellow bits on
white sheet (discard)

6. ADHERE to screenusing books as support (so screen will be tight and

not stretch)use BURNISHER
7. REMOVE ACRYLIC LINER sheet slowly, careful to not pull off the
sections of yellow
8. PREPARE screen with Duct Tape and begin printingwith screen printing
ink and squeegee on paper (a demonstration of printing will take place)