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I switched emulsions recently because this stuff is supposed to be clear which should make multi-layer screenprinting easier. But new emulsion could require a new process, so I made this test screen to figure out how long to burn it for.
I ordered a freakin' gallon of this stuff. I don't quite do enough screenprinting to warrant mixing a whole gallon if it's only going to last 6 months refrigerated. So I figured out the proportions and mixed about a cups worth.
2 tablespoons (a little less) of sensitizer to 1 cup of emulsion. The actual ratio is 7/4 cups of sensitizer to a gallon of emulsion, which works out to 7/128. Hard to get that without getting fancy, but 2 tablespoons to 1 cup is 8/128 which seemed close enough.
I exposed the screen for 15 minutes with increments of five minutes going down the screen. It's a 150watt clear bulb 18 inches above the screen. I also focus the bulb on the frame of the screen and rotate to avoid burning a harder to clean out spot where the bulb is strongest.
All of the increments worked and washed out fine. If I get really picky, the 30 minute mark seemed like the best spot, there was some weird residue in the 15-25 minute areas, but that may have been purely from being lazy during the washout.
The 30 minute mark seemed like the sweet spot with the Speedball stuff as well, so it looks like I don't have to change my process at all! ;)
The design on the Coffee Clutch (inside) reads: ‘Every day, little treasures...’. This text carries on to the Moleskine Notebook with "...makes everyday extra special". It is there to remind you that every day, there are little things that make it special and those should be treasured.
Hand pulled screenprint onto vintage Subbuteo pitches to celebrate the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
More details at www.ryantym.com.
Twenty-four views of the Cameo's marquee, starting in autumn 2008 and ending in spring 2009.
I'll put it up in my Etsy store over the weekend.
I bought this bag on a fleemarket in Seoul - maybe someone could translate me what is written on the outside.
The making of work for an upcoming group show I'm in at the ACP (Australian Centre of Photography) gallery in Sydney entitled 'Batteries Not Included'
More info at izrock.
The 4th Floor of the Chattanooga Public Library presents Zines & Screens, monthly back-to-back workshops on the last Saturday of the month to keep your creative juices flowing.
12pm-1:30pm
SCREEN PRINTING
This laid back screen printing workshop is for adults who would like to come play with squeegees, silk screens, ink and brushes. Bring in something to screen (a shirt, table cloth, pillow case, scarf, party invitations, whatever!) and create a stencil, screen and some sweet new artwork on the 4th Floor.
2pm-4pm
ZINE MAKING
We'll work with members of the Society of Ink and Paper to learn about indy publishing and zines, while creating some simple zines using available materials in the library's zine making lab.
I screenprinted my own fabric, for kicks. You can see where I didn't have enough ink on the screen at the bottom of the red & blue piece. A common enough error.
Hand pulled screenprint onto vintage Subbuteo pitches to celebrate the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
More details at www.ryantym.com.
As part of Glasgow’s Active Ageing Week, a community group from 'Keep Creative', an arts and health GP referral programme, run by Depot Arts in North Glasgow took part in our ‘Growing Bolder’ Printmaking and Archive Project.
The group learned about fine art printmaking techniques and had a tour of the facilities. They watched our Master Screenprinter at work in the professional workshop, and took a look behind the scenes with our Archive Curator, gaining hands on experience visiting our fantastic on-site Archive. After selecting prints from the Archive the group wrote short responses to the images and on the final session had a go for themselves, creating their own original screenprint.
I've only screenprinted on tshirts so far. Thought I'd try my hand at paper/metal. I need to use much much less ink than doing shirts. I was starting to get the hang of it.. screen looks like it got a bit clogged though.
As part of Glasgow’s Active Ageing Week, a community group from 'Keep Creative', an arts and health GP referral programme, run by Depot Arts in North Glasgow took part in our ‘Growing Bolder’ Printmaking and Archive Project.
The group learned about fine art printmaking techniques and had a tour of the facilities. They watched our Master Screenprinter at work in the professional workshop, and took a look behind the scenes with our Archive Curator, gaining hands on experience visiting our fantastic on-site Archive. After selecting prints from the Archive the group wrote short responses to the images and on the final session had a go for themselves, creating their own original screenprint.