Screen printing is gaining popularity of late. It’s a printing technique that uses mesh to transfer the desired ink onto the substrate, excluding the areas that are made impervious to the given ink by restricting the stencil. The squeegee or blade is moved through the screen in order to fill the wide-open mesh apertures with the desired ink.

On the other hand, a reverse stroke could make the screen touch the given substrate for a short span of time along the line of contact. The squeegee or the fill blade forces the ink through the mesh openings. This wets the substrate and the ink is transferred onto the surface to be printed during the blade stroke. The ink continues to remain on the given substrate as the screen springs back. This leaves a trace of the pattern on the substrate.

This is known as silk screen frame, serigraph printing or serigraphy. At a time, just 1 color is printed. To produce a multicolored design or image, use several screens.

Many terms are used for the same technique. Initially, this printing technique was called silkscreen printing, since silk was initially used in the technique before the introduction of polyester mesh. Nowadays, the mesh material comes in stainless steel and polyester material. One of the factors that affect the outcome of the design or the pattern is the size of the mesh.

You could learn this beautiful art from the screen printing Los Angeles Institute and master it from this prestigious institute. Many pros have known to have passed out from this institute. Procuring raw materials for this kind of printing is easy as everything can be ordered online.