Silk Screen Printing

List the tools and equipment necessary for silk screen printing.

Name three kinds of inks suitable for silk screen printing.

List at least three industrial uses of the silk screen process.

Tell how bottles and round surfaces are printed.

Make a design, transfer the design to a screen, and screen print one of the following projects:

• a.

  At least ten greeting cards

• b.

  At least three posters

• c.

  Print a design on fabric

• d.

  Comparable project of your choice

Have the Silk Screen Printing Honor.

Properly stretch and secure silk screen fabric to a frame.

Know what fabrics can be used in silk screening and the advantages of each. What factors influence the choice of mesh count for the screen?

Understand and use each of the following silk screen printing techniques:

• a.

  Hand cut film stencil method

• b.

  Photographic method

• c.

  Resist method

Use two of the following techniques in meeting requirement 4:

• a.

  Print a design using two or more colors in proper registration

• b.

  Print a repeat or all-over design

• c.

  Print a three-color design using only two colors of ink

Print on a material other than paper or fabric, such as glass, metal, or leather.