I got the most thoughtful Christmas gift from my boyfriend this year: an introduction to screen printing. I spent a fantastic day learning the basics of silk screen printing and experimenting on different media.
Screen printing is a technique whereby a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil.
Screen printing on two different types of paper and on rough canvas
On raw silk (my favorite so far)
And this is silk screen printing on rice paper, using white underglaze. I wanted to test decals for my pottery classes. Unfortunately, it didn’t work so well; it came out too pale, or didn’t show up at all. I believe that three coats would’ve worked better.
