That way you can place each piece of paper in the correct place.Īcrylic screen printing inks are used for printing onto paper. The location of the corners of your paper with masking tape. It can help to spray a little low-tack spray mount down on your surface to hold your printing paper in place and stop it from sticking to the screen. If using hinge clamps, put your screen down on top to make sure your whole design fits within Place your paper down on the board and your stencil on top. Each time it is placed down on the board it is in the same position. Is held in the clamps and can be lifted up and down on the hinges. These hinge clamps are attached to a board. Hinge clamps are an easy way to print a registered (lined-up) image and to print multiples of one print. Tape the back of the screen in the same way, sandwiching the mesh between the two layers Than your stencil but allows your whole design to fit inside. You want to leave an opening that is smaller Use parcel tape on the front and back of the screen to block the mesh around the edges. We are using an A3 sized screen with an A4 stencil in the centre. A 90T mesh screen is best for printing onto paper. That they don’t get twisted and misaligned when laying them down. If your stencils are comprised of different cut out elements, like these ones, use allows and pencil marks to help you line up the different pieces so Use a scalpel and a cutting board to cut out your stencils. That you put down in the correct place before printing. When making a screen printing stencil, not all the parts have to be connected – you can have ‘islands’ This design is being printed in two colours. Each stencil will be printed in a different colour. Trace your drawing into your separate parts. Washable, can slip and ink can get underneath them. It is thin enough to achieve sharp edges but strong enough to block the wet ink. Standard copy paper works best for paper stencils. To get 10 – 25 prints made before the stencil starts to deteriorate. When using a paper stencil, you should be able A paper stencil will block areas of the paper from receiving ink, creating your design. When screen printing, ink is forced through a fine mesh ontoĪ flat surface. Layers of flat colour without having to make an exposed screen or using screen filler. With this method, you can print multiples of your designs in several In this project we will show you how to screen print onto paper using paper stencils. FebruHand-Painted Textiles: A Practical Guide to the Art of Painting on Fabric by Sarah Campbell Book Review.Squeegees, Scoop Coaters and Hinge Clamps.
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