Saturday, July 11, 2009

Original silkscreen

Also know as serigraphy or silk screening, original silkscreen printing is a classic printing technique that has been around since the early 1900s. In original silkscreen printing, a fine, porous fabric known as mesh, made out of silk, placed over an aluminum or wooden frame and stretched to cover the full frame forming a screen. Then some kind of non permeable material is placed over this screen, creating a negative picture of the image to be printed. In the final steps of original silkscreen printing, this marked up screen is placed over some kind of substrate, which is usually paper or fabric, and then a reservoir of ink is squeegeed over the screen. This effectively prints the image on the the substrate.
This original silkscreen printing technique is used for numerous different items, including decals, clothing, and even watch and clock faces. Original silkscreen printing is also used to put logos and images on balloons, skis and snowboards, and even product labels. Some electronic companies have also modified the original silkscreen printing technique so that it can be used for circuit boards. This is very unique and has made creating circuit boards much more efficient.
Though this original silkscreen printing technique has been modified to be more modern, original silkscreen printing is still considered a form of art. Many modern printers do not use original silkscreens, but instead use more modern synthetic materials as the screen. Nevertheless, original silkscreen printing is still the favored technique by many traditional printers. These techniques are still used to create beautiful traditional fabric garments and other traditional items.
If you are interested in learning original silkscreen printing techniques, you may be able to find a printer willing to take you on as an apprentice. However, as original silkscreen printing is a dying art form, you may have difficultly finding someone to help you learn all the different techniques. Nevertheless, there are numerous written resources on original silkscreen printing that will help you learn how to do them yourself. Many of these books give you written directions for learning how to do silkscreen printing. You can also find a lot more information about silkscreen printing online. There are many different online hobby sites that tell you about silkscreen printing. These sites will also give you ideas of where you can buy your resources for silkscreen printing. Besides that, this site will also give you more insight into the various techniques of silkscreen technique. This is because these hobby sites will be able to give you personal insights by the Web site writers.
Linus Orakles
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