What basic things do you need to silkscreen?

Question

I have a screen, paint, and a paddle but how do i transfer a design/pattern from my computer screen to a shirt? Is there s special kind of "paper" that I need?

Answer 1

You will find somebody in your community that will burn the screen for you. The process is to
1. Make a film positive (the part you print is black and the rest is clear).
2. Lay the film on a screen with emulsion.
3. Expose it to light, the light exposure where the film is clear will react with the emulstion and harden it. The emulsion under the black will stay soft.
4. Use high pressure water to remove the soft emulsion.
5. Dry the screen.
6. The screen is now ready for printing.
Note: If you are going to do multiple colors you need to do the color separations first and then burn one film for each separation.
Good luck.