Screenprint Process Breakdown

There are several types of printing that can be achieved using a silk screen. Personally, I use a reduction method. This reduction method consists of printing the lightest color, filling the screen where I would like that color to remain, and printing the next color. This process repeats until every color is printed.

Reference

Obtain a reference image. I simplify my images using Adobe Illustrator. Now, the image only has 4 colors (including white for the text), so I print 4 layers.

Trace

Next, I trace the image onto the screen. This allows me to essentially "color in" the spaces when I screenfill.

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Layer 1

I fill the layer that I would like to keep the color of the paper (in this case, white).

Layer 1 Print

I printed layer 1. The text I screen filled remains the color of the paper. The rest is the yellow (the lightest ink color).

Print Layer 2

I screen filled the areas I want to keep yellow (the lightest parts of the image). I print the red (next color).

Layer 2 Print

Now I have two layers of color. You can start to see what the final image will look like.

Print Final Layer

I screen filled the areas I want to keep red and print the final color (green).

Sort through Prints

I typically print many more prints than I need. For this project, I printed 8. This allows me some quality control throughout the layers.