I've been screenprinting with water-soluble inks, but wanted to branch out. can anyone recommend any other types of inks for screenprinting on paper/cardboard/wood? i've also tried some oil-based block printing ink, and im contemplating using acrylic paint, but im not sure. are water-soluble inks the best way to go? they definitely seem the most popular route. any advise would help.
2006-10-12 11:12:21 · 3 answers · asked by vinny 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
If you use acrylic paint, you need to add a screenprinting base which has a retarder in it - otherwise the paint will dry too fast and clog up the screen. To my knowledge, there really isn't much else that has the proper consistency for use with a screen. If you want to "branch out", why not put the screen aside for a while and do some monotype prints? You can use just about any medium and get a variety of effects.
2006-10-12 13:29:07 · answer #1 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For ease of cleaning and environmental issues water based is the way to go. Acrylic paint will need some additives to make it the right consistency for screen-printing. Each material you are screening onto will require different consistency due to the absorbency of the surface. Try acrylic house paint, but you may need to go to a coarser mesh.
2006-10-12 15:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to use a UV exposure gadget. After its burned on, use a hose or spraygun to bathe the excess off (or scrub brush). in holding with threat a community college has a UV-gadget? The intense-intensity UV could be spectacular as a results of fact it is going to come again off thoroughly as quickly as you rinse the tutor.
2016-12-08 13:45:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋