Aus Screen - The Screenprint Specialists

   Screenprinting is a printing technique particularly suited for flat or relatively flat surfaces.

   Screenprinting involves a fine mesh or screen that is tightly stretched around a rigid frame. The areas that are not to be printed are masked out on the screen using a positive film of the image. This is exposed with a UV lamp, which hardens the emulsion on the screen. The unexposed areas (that the film protected) can be washed out leaving a stencil of the image on the screen.

   To create the print, the exposed screen is positioned over the item to be printed. A squeegee is then used to press the ink through the screen. The masked areas prevent ink from passing through, but the unmasked areas allow the ink to be imprinted on the material.

   If more colours are desired in the final design, the process is repeated with different films and screens. For example, a design that requires three different colours would require three different films, three different screens and three different setups.

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