Screen
printing, sometimes called
silk screening or
serigraphy,
has long proved it's worth as a fine arts and commercial medium. It is a
print making technique that creates a sharp edged single color image
using a stencil and a porous fabric.
Silk screen print papers are decorative papers produced by the
principle of stencil print. Paint used for these papers can be made from
a mixture of frothed wallpaper oe wheat paste and water to which poster
or powder paint has been added. It should be the consistency of whipped
cream but thin enough to flow freely. By using several stencils a number
of colors can be employed in a single handmade paper.
Fine art prints require smooth matte finish, medium or heavyweight
papers. On these handmade sheets permanent acrylic paints are used. Art
prints require porous-surface papers of high quality. Water soluble inks
are used for printing on porous surface papers.
Silk screen prints has its origin in simple stenciling most
commonly used in Japan. The modern technique of silk screen printing was
originated from patents taken out by Samuel Simon in the early 1900s in
England. It was then adopted in San Fransisco, California by John
Pilsworth in 1914 who used a silk screen to form multicolor prints.
Later in 1930, silk screen printing began as an industrial technology
adopted by American Graphic Artists and then it was further popularized.
Making a Stencil
There are several ways of creating a stencil:
- Create by hand in the desired shape using a paper or plastic film
and attach to the screen.
- Paint a negative image on the screen with a filler material which
becomes impermeable when it dries.
Making
of Silk Screen Prints Paper
- Make a screen of a piece of porous, finely woven fabric stretched
over a wood or aluminum frame.
- Block the areas of the screen with a non permeable material, a
stencil.
- Place the scren on top of a dry paper.
- Place the ink on top of the screen and spread the ink evenly
using a squeegee.
- The ink will pass through the open spaces in the screen onto the
paper.
- A series of screens can be used to add successive layers of
colour to the design.
- Lift the screen carefully.
- Repeat with some different colors.
- This makes a enchanting silk screen print handmade paper.
Silk screen print papers are the most elegant, rich and
pleasing handmade papers used for all sorts of craft projects. Handmade
Silk Screen Prints Paper is widely used in modern graphics.
