So i looked around, and most of them have the same basic information on screen printing [manually] while some differ.
so please correct me, but so far i have these steps as creating a screen print shirt manually.
[these steps are what i gathered for a 1 color print]
1. get a 110-160 mesh screen
2. squeegee emulsion on both sides, no gloop, coating the mesh with bare minumum.
3. print a black and white design on transparency paper
4. put the transparency on top of the mesh on the side that has the 4 sides bordering it.
5. steps 1-4 are in the dark, and now i apply a bright light to the transparency paper/screen/emulsion with black cloth or paper on the bottom to absorb the light.
6. now the light exposed part of the screen will harden and the part of the screen blocked out by the black ink will still be loose.
7. i spray out the loose part.
8. put on top of a shirt.
9. apply ink.
amiright?
also, is there any place that would sell fabric ink or airbrush? like big stores such as stables, home depot, etc.?
and are there such things as a fabric spray-paint, and if there is, could i just use a cardboard stencil and paint my shirt? would i have to heat-set-it-in afterwords?
please and thank you
-daniel
so please correct me, but so far i have these steps as creating a screen print shirt manually.
[these steps are what i gathered for a 1 color print]
1. get a 110-160 mesh screen
2. squeegee emulsion on both sides, no gloop, coating the mesh with bare minumum.
3. print a black and white design on transparency paper
4. put the transparency on top of the mesh on the side that has the 4 sides bordering it.
5. steps 1-4 are in the dark, and now i apply a bright light to the transparency paper/screen/emulsion with black cloth or paper on the bottom to absorb the light.
6. now the light exposed part of the screen will harden and the part of the screen blocked out by the black ink will still be loose.
7. i spray out the loose part.
8. put on top of a shirt.
9. apply ink.
amiright?
also, is there any place that would sell fabric ink or airbrush? like big stores such as stables, home depot, etc.?
and are there such things as a fabric spray-paint, and if there is, could i just use a cardboard stencil and paint my shirt? would i have to heat-set-it-in afterwords?
please and thank you
-daniel