Average dry time for Mylands emulsion is 1-2 hours to be touch dry and 3-4 hours between coats. Artwork that does not meet our requirements is subject to a $50/hour artwork fee or cancellation of your order. Average dry time for Crown emulsion is around 1-2 hours to be touch dry and 2-4 hours between coats. ![]() *Please refer to our artwork requirements and FAQ before uploading your artwork. ![]() Get your exposed screen in 3 simple steps:ġ) Choose the exposure option and upload your artwork. Coated and exposed screens ship out in 1-2 business days and are nonreturnable. By request, we can also coat your screen with any other emulsion we carry, so if you’re printing with discharge, solvent, uv inks, just let us know which emulsion you prefer. Investing in exposure equipment and learning the exposure process is a hurdle that takes down many new screen printers, so let us expose your screens, and you handle the printing! All our pre-coated and exposed screens come coated with our CCI VPR emulsion, which is perfect for printing with plastisol and waterbased inks. Coated screens ship out in 1-2 business days and are nonreturnable.Ĭoated & Exposed Screens: Do you just want to print? Take the headache out of the screen printing process and get your screens pre-exposed and shipped directly to your door. If your using this emulsion for the first time, we highly recommend getting 1 extra screen, to start with an exposure test. Our pre-coated screens ship in light safe bags, so you receive them ready to expose. Be sure to open and store your pre-coated screens in a light safe environment, to avoid premature exposure. All our pre-coated and exposed screens come coated with our CCI VPRemulsion, which is perfect for printing with plastisol and waterbased inks. 230-305 Mesh - Most commonly used for super fine detail artwork, half tones, CMYK process printing, as well as solvent and water base inks.Ĭoated Screens: Not sure how to coat your screen with emulsion or just don’t want to mess with it? No worries, just get your screen pre-coated with emulsion and shipped directly to your door.200 Mesh - Most commonly used for high detail artwork.155 Mesh - Most commonly used for black ink.110 Mesh - Most commonly used for white ink.24-90 Mesh - Most commonly used for thick specialty inks, such as glitter, puff, etc.General Tip: Lower Mesh = More ink, less detail - Higher Mesh = More detail, less ink.Each frame has a mesh count tag / label for easy identification.Premium quality 100% polyester monofilament mesh.Premium Aluminum Frames manufactured from 6063T5 aluminum.Place the film on top of a black piece of paper on a table or floor red exposure side up. The Speed Screen is two sided – one side is brighter red (the exposure side), the other is paler pink (the squeegee side). When you’re ready to set up, peel the white film off the Speed Screen sheet. Work in an environment with subdued lighting if you can, out of direct sunlight. You can suspend the light from a tripod, chair or table, or simply hold it by the handle. It should be held 14 inches above the film for 1 minute. To expose the film, use Speedball’s UV light. The black areas will be the parts that print. Zig and Jacquard opaque Markers work very well. The black areas need to be as opaque as possible. It’s important that your design is solid black and white, without grey areas. We are using a pattern design which works printed either way but if you’re using words, numbers or a design that has a right way round, please flip it before making the screen film. This means that the design will print as a mirror image compared to your drawing on the film. ![]() Please note that the design needs to be flipped on the film. You could also print out your design using an inkjet printer. We are using an Inkjet Film drawn with Zig Opaque Pens and a Jacquard Film Marker. Transferring a Linocut to Inkjet Film using Adigraf Water Soluble Inkīegin by preparing your screen artwork.JMeet the Maker: Nick Morley (with giveaway!).JOn The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints.Squeegees, Scoop Coaters and Hinge Clamps.
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