A good supplier of screen printing equipment is 'Wicked Printing Stuff', they stock just about everything you can imagine that is required for screen printing, they also offer very good advice. I thought I'd include a step by step guide for new printers on the process . .
Screens are made by putting a chemical emulsion on a mesh surface.
Vector artwork is taken from Adobe Illustrator or Freehand and printed out on a film type paper or vellum.
The screen is then exposed on a light table with the artwork under it.
The light solidifies the chemicals around the design, and where the light failed to pass through, the chemical breaks down.
The screen is then rinsed out and what is left is the area where the light hit.
When screen-printing, one colour at a time is applied and therefore the cost will increase with each additional colour applied.
Likewise a separate screen is required for each colour.
You can then have fun experimenting! Enjoy.
Thanks for all the info, I was wondering how screen printing works.
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