By: Morgan and McKenna
3. Design 4. Ink 5.Screen Types 6.Screen Printing Principle 7.Substrates 8. Printing Process 1 9. Exposure Process 10. Printing Process 2 11. Clean Up 12.Safety
Go into Adobe Illustrator
Create a new file.
Place your raster image.
Create a new layer to trace your image.
Bend anchor points.
Finish your vector image.
Make sure your different colors are separated into different layers.
Raster– Pixelated image. Vector– A traced image without pixels.
Characteristics of Ink:
Plastisol
Alcohol Based
Screen Mesh
110
230
Type of fabric used
Here we use Polyester.

Forcing ink through holes to create an image.
T-shirts
Sweatshirts
Sweatpants
Vinyl Stickers

Print your vector image that you created to the Digital Press on paper. Raster:

Vector:
Print your image again on film.
Place film with the image facing down in the center print side.
Measure to make sure the image is centered.
Tape down your film to the screen.
Click here to watch an example!
Place in the light exposer in the yellow room.
Make sure the film is touching the light table.
Put it on Mem 1, lock the clips, and press start.
Click here to watch an example!
Wash out screen, squeegee side first until you can barley see the image then flip and wash out until image appears.
Tape your pin holes with tan masking tape. Tape your frame on spots that the image is close to. Bring your screen to the press and line it up with the black lines on the pallet. Tighten the knobs to secure the screen.
Click here to watch a video on lining up your screen
Place your practice shirt on the pallet and print. Once your image is perfectly lined up put your final shirt on and print.
Click here to watch a video on someone printing and image
Put your shirt through the conveyer dryer.
Click here to watch how to put your shirt through the conveyer Dryer
Once you are done clean up!
To clean your screen use card to get extra ink off of the screen, (Click here to watch an example) then wipe with cloths and use the screen wash liquid if the ink will not come off (Click here to watch and example)
Take off all tape and place to be reclaimed.
Place in dip tank for 3-5 min.
Spray out
Degrease the screen and spray again.


Always remember to wear safety glasses any time you are in the lab!
You can also wear a smock to prevent ink from getting on your clothes.