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Brand new EXPANDED edition now available!
SCREEN PRINTING TODAY Second Edition
This just-updated book has a wealth of information:
the latest on preparing art and film, safety, screens
and stencils, including steps for coating a screen with
direct emulsion and adhering capillary stencils. There
are also steps for making an exposure, a simple
exposure system, and using an exposure calculator.
The inks and additives chapter includes color mixing
and testing adhesion. A chapter on waterbased
printing includes steps for clean-up and flattening
your stock. Screen Printing contributing writer, Andy
MacDougall provides hundreds of photos, many in
step-by-step sequence. Build your own vacuum table
or make your own T-shirt jig from detailed plans in
the appendix. As a reader quoted on the cover says,
"This is now the screen printing bible." And how
often is an expanded, second edition LESS expensive?
Softcover, 81⁄2 x 11, 190 pages
What do stereos, microwaves, automobiles, t-shirts, art prints, bus signage, pinball machines, skateboards, membrane switches, cds, stop signs, watch dials, coffee pots, hydrogen fuel cells, colorful fabrics, solar cells, and hockey sticks all have in common?
They are just a few of the many products made using screen printing. If you want to find out more about this amazing graphic and production process, then Screen Print Today...the Basics is the book for you!
Screen Printing Today...the Basics contains a wealth of information about the world‚s most versatile print medium. History, modern applications and methods, new technology, and practical production tips are all combined in an easy to understand format. Hundreds of photos demonstrate everything from creating art and films, through screen and stencil making, ink use, and print production. All new chapters cover water based ink printing, low tox innovations, specialty printing techniques and applications, and economical alternatives for those on limited budgets.
- Improve your proficiency with many time and money saving tips and tricks whether printing in a home studio, a commercial shop, or a manufacturing facility. All production steps are clearly explained and then demonstrated.
- Replaces screen printing instruction manuals from the 1950s and 60s, with their out dated and minimalist techniques. Mixing basic principals with modern materials, methods,and systems, Screen Printing Today will bring your printing efforts into the 21st century. - Concise, complete, and illustrated with over 500 how-to-do-it photos, many in color, this book will help both novice and advanced printers understand the basic technologies of the screen printing process, and help put them into action.
- BONUS Included with your book are easily built plan sets for a vacuum presse, t-shirt jig, and a simple exposing system. With this book, some household tools and a few supplies, you can be printing professional work in a short time.
About the author:
Andy MacDougall combines a varied background in the screen printing and graphic trades with writing skills honed over the years as a contributor to Screenprinting Magazine, Printwear and Promotion, SGIA Technical Journal, Screen and Display Graphics, Arts Calendar, plus many other publications and on-line information sites.
Working his way up through the industry from apprentice to shop owner, he has watched and participated in the transformation of the screen printing industry from the early days of paste-up, process cameras, hand cut films and Œsilk screening‚ through today‚s digital work flows and automated multicolor inline press systems. He currently provides consulting, training, and printing services to a select group of clients through his studio and website www.squeegeeville.com and equipment through www.tmiscreenprinting.com
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