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May 31, 2018 at 6:17 pm #456845
Hi everyone,
A quick question – a simple question… to create a solid background, would it be easiest/best to use parcel tape to tape an open rectangle or use a stencil taped to the screen with baking paper?
Thanks
June 1, 2018 at 9:35 am #632192either will work. I have used both. Tape directly adhered to the screen fabric is the most immediate way of quick masking.
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visit my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/borealartJune 1, 2018 at 12:09 pm #632194Thanks for replying, I’ll try tape first, when I get a moment to set up. I’m hoping I can get a good rectangle.
June 1, 2018 at 2:19 pm #632196I usually use tape too, BUT sometimes I don’t have the very thin tape and the ink is noticeably thicker at the corners, if I’m using tape with any thickness. Any difference in depth can make a difference.
June 1, 2018 at 3:36 pm #632190You can also cut a piece of mylar (or thin plastic), ink it up and print that on your paper. It works very well with a press. I have a paper cutter so can get it the exact size as the plate I’ll be printing on top of that.
I find I don’t get very clean edges with tape.
June 2, 2018 at 4:20 am #632195Thanks…
We’re just attaching some hinge clamps which aren’t as easy as speedball make out as they need sinking!
Meanwhile… I’ve set up a screen with stencil taped to it, but realised that won’t work as I’m mono printing so after each print I’ll need to clean the screen and the stencil although made of (baking type) paper will get damaged. So…I’ve also gut out a rectangle in a bit of acetate which I will use as an unattached stencil – I think that’s what you mean Dianne? I don’t have a cutter and used a blade but it was difficult getting a sharp corner…
I guess I should also experiment with tape (parcel tape) only (taped to the top of the screen).
June 2, 2018 at 11:49 am #632191Yes, separate…
I love the experimental side of printmaking.
June 3, 2018 at 8:50 am #632193silkscreen was the first type of printmaking I was introduced to in secondary school. Back then we used rubylith stencil (cut carefully with xacto blades) that were fused onto polyester screen using acetone. We printed imagery on paper mainly using strong aroma oil based inks. I learned a little later that cut paper stencil and acrylic paint for printing ink could be used. I also transitioned into water based inks and both painted on screen blocking medium and also Speedball Diazo photo sensitive screen coating.
I have a roll of the Mask-ease product shown in the video but to be honest have been so focused on other printmaking applications for the past few years I haven’t used it yet. Discovered a great two part video tutorial about silkscreen applications on You Tube from Opus Art Supplies, a chain of art stores that span across western Canada.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtBbmiOcASs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOv6-Mlv0Ls
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