What is a Film Positive? Once digital artwork has been color separated for screen printing, each color must be printed onto what is called a film positive.…… Read more “An Introduction to Printing a Film Positive”

The biggest hurdle for most new screen printing shops is understanding the ins and outs of digital artwork. Digital artwork is not something that can be learned…… Read more “An Introduction to Color Separating Artwork”

When it comes to exposing artwork (burning a screen) there are several variables that determine how much time (amount of light) should be used. The variables include:…… Read more “How to Dial in Exposure Times For Different Mesh Counts & Other Variables”

Screen printing, as the name implies, revolves around using screens. A screen comes in two general types, stretch & glue and re-tensionable. A stretch and glue screen…… Read more “An Overview of the Different Screen Mesh Counts & When to Use Each”

Coating a screen with emulsion is actually fairly simple, but choosing the right emulsion to use is not as easy. The type and amount of EOM (Emulsion…… Read more “An Overview of the Different Types of Emulsion & Capillary Films”

Screen printing heavily revolves around preparing screens for the actual printing press to be used in printing. Coating, burning, and reclaiming screens are a larger part of…… Read more “How to Organize a Screen Print Washout & Darkroom”