[LargeFormat] Silk Screen Printing

[tripspud]

Hi Lee,

     I suppose that's why I didn't pursue it.  Making
silver based b&w prints is so much plain easier.

Rich

Lee Carmichael wrote:

> I don't know a lot about screen printing but the detail is linked to how
> fine the screen is I think.  Most are very coarse and for good reason.  So
> that the ink will flow thru the screen and on to the paper or cloth or
> glass or whatever.   Most if not all the separations will have to be
> screened as in half-tone screened and if color it will need to be color
> separated and screened negatives (black and white) will need to be
> generated.  From there each color will have its own screen.  It is a little
> like offset lithography in many regards.   You will need a lith film and
> there are several out there so look around.  Most screen printers do
> t-shirts and they use a printing station that allows all the seps to be on
> the station and then thru trial and error, the seps are brought into
> register, generally one color at a time.  In my opinion, life is too short
> for this.\
>
> good luck,
> lee\c
>
> At 09:27 AM 11/6/2003, you wrote:
> >Hi Clive,
> >
> >       I've seen nothing on the web.  But I've read some
> >books about it.  But it like reading about swimming.
> >Perhaps a hands on course at an art school is the
> >best approach.  I'm going to re-check the local
> >library for silkscreening process again.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >Clive Warren wrote:
> >
> > > At 11:41 pm -0800 5/11/03, tripspud wrote:
> > > snip
> > > >       I don't think this one is good for alternative processes.
> > > >I was on the alt e-mail list for awhile.  But it was all
> > > >platinum and gum.  I was interested in silk screening
> > > >with photographs.  I've seen some stunning work in
> > > >color with quite a bit of fine detail, not like Warhol.
> > >
> > > Rich,
> > >
> > > Do you have any links for the silk screening process that preserves detail?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >         Clive
> >
> >
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