Screen Printing Tutorial: Paper – Part 3

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Step 19 - We are now ready to make some real prints! At this point your screen should be flooded and ready to pull a print. Place the blank paper in the correct position and lower the screen frame.

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Step 20 - Load your squeegee with some ink and tilt the squeegee in the right angle (45-60 degrees).

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Step 21 – Pull your print. You should hear a scraping sound as the squeegee moves over the mesh and deposits the ink.

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Step 22 – Congratulations! You just pulled your first print!

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Step 23 – Step and repeat the process. You can either hang them to dry  (like a clothesline) or get fancy and buy a printmaking rack.

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