Judith B Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 So I searched the forum and didn't find what I was looking for. So here I am: what do you use for screen printing? As in, I want to use the screen printing technique to apply glazes on say, mugs. What should the screen be made of? I guess it has to be flexible but also durable and also something I could cut to create the patterns.Did any of you ever tried that? If yes, how do you do? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyH Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 There have been several videos posted on the daily email about screen printing techniques. Which one you use depends on what you want to print onto what kind of object. Loads of possibles methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Paul Wandless has a video about this process but he works flat. how to do it on a round surface will be an interesting problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aperhapshand Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Screen printing on uneven and round surfaces can be slightly complicated. . . but not impossible Here is a link to a video showing how screen printing is done on glasses - maybe you can build something similar if you are doing multiples? or a simpler idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 http://mobile.ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/form-pattern-and-underglaze-wheel-throwing-and-decoration/ And http://mobile.ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/volumetric-image-transfer-on-pottery/ The Meredith Host one is on sale, and I think from the video excerpt, it's worth the price. You could also try something low tech, and paint or print onto newsprint, and then apply the paper to the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I saw a video once where he screenprinted onto a micro fibre cloth and then put that onto the clay for a curved surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Screen printing on uneven and round surfaces can be slightly complicated or a simpler idea Yes, that would be more what I'm looking for. What I am interested in is having a flexible screen on which I can imprint any kind of negative pattern to then apply the glaze through the screen. But I am not sure what kind of material I would need the make sure the glaze could go through for the screen. I came across this image on instagram a few days ago and that looks like the kind of thing I would like to do: http://instagram.com/p/xtNFcjoZFH/but no idea how they did it. I will look into the books you all recommended, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Somebody mentioned Paul Wandlass earlier, here is some more info. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-supplies/underglaze-ceramic-supplies-2/surface-decoration-video-exploring-options-for-layering-screen-printed-images-on-clay/ BTW are you sure that you want to print glaze rather than slip/underglaze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yes they have a book by him at the library, I should have it in a few days! I will definitely let you all know if there is anything really interesting, in case someone else want to try. No I am not sure wether I want to use slip or glazes, I will probably have to experiment. In case any one else is interested, in one of her videos, Meredith Host was mentionning this brand: http://ezscreenprint.comfor the prints. It doesn't look too complicated and can be easily bent to fit on a cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 In the Instagram you mentioned, there's a seam visible on the inside of that centre cylinder. That says to me this piece was likely printed flat, and then hand built. You could make a stencil of that kind of geometric pattern that out of tar paper, and apply a really thin coat of underglaze or slip onto a slab. Once it sets up a bit, you build your cup or vase from there. Looking at the artist's feed a bit more, she may be using a technique involving defocculated slip and ink jet photocopies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Cool, thank you so much for the explanations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 This slip-transfer method also looks interesting: http://ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/volumetric-image-transfer-on-pottery/ http://ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-making-techniques/ceramic-decorating-techniques/volumetric-image-transfer-using-newspaper-and-screenprinted-slip-to-make-gorgeous-patterned-surfaces/ http://ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-making-techniques/wheel-throwing-techniques/how-to-screen-print-pattern-on-the-inside-of-a-wheel-thrown-bowl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks Peter, the first video is really interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bny Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 For a brief interval in the video below at time 2:44 you can see an example from Faiencerie de Gien, of screen printing to tissue paper, then transfer by hand onto a compound curved surface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMzhOANjpQ Classically, the tissue transfer technique used engraved copper plates, with a stiff oil-based ink, printed hot. There might be one commercial pottery who still do it this way (Burleigh). Screen printing gives some advantages, especially in wider choice of ink vehicles, and the possibility of using ordinary water-based glazes or underglazes. One problem is that the solids in glazes or mix-your-own colorants tend to be coarser than typical screen printing ink pigments. This could argue against using the more convenient pre-sensitized screens, and instead toward coating a coarser screen material with liquid photosensitive emulsion. My own results with screen printing were not good, but I did not persist at it. My objectives have been more toward understanding the old copper plate technique (reconstructing some industrial history) than toward creative expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yes, that was my only concern, that glaze probably had some much bigger particles than ink and that maybe it wouldn't go through the screen. What did you use when you tried screen printing?I started reading Image Transfer on Clay by Paul A. Wandless, he explains how to make your own screen from scratch. It sounded all very complicated to me but I'll keep reading. What I was more interested in though, I think, was what he calls 'direct printing' where your print directly on the pot instead of using some newspaper or any other kind of material. That is what I want to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 making a screen is not as hard as the description sounds. take it one step at a time. you know what the end result should look like so just start and read only one step until you are comfortable that you understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have seen very simple screens made with a fine mesh fabric, some glue to paint on the inverse of the design and a circle embroidery screen to hold it. Always wanted to try the poor mans screen but never had the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 haha yeah I guess that would work too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bny Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 What did you use when you tried screen printing? Speedball framed screen, Speedball or Jacquard emulsion, Speedball or Duncan glazes, Coyote underglaze, Mason stain and frit in neutral screen print ink base. Proofs on ordinary paper did not look good and attempts to print onto decal paper were worse. I could not reconcile the fine feature sizes that I needed with the screen mesh and poor ink transfer through the screen. A design with larger features might work better. Stuff is mass produced this way (like the cartooned tea mug next to me), but with engineered specialist materials and processes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 thank you judith for the remarkable video (vimeo?) about heidi harrington which you posted yesterday. i watched it 3 times and stopped it to get a closer look at every step. what is the tool she is using to sand the edges of the bowl? i have never seen it before and cannot make out whether it is a dry sponge or something else that is more abrasive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 thank you judith for the remarkable video (vimeo?) about heidi harrington which you posted yesterday. i watched it 3 times and stopped it to get a closer look at every step. what is the tool she is using to sand the edges of the bowl? i have never seen it before and cannot make out whether it is a dry sponge or something else that is more abrasive Yeah I know this is so amazing! I think she uses first a dry sponge (I'm not sure why) but then she uses regular sand paper (mounted on a square of foam). But yeah I found the process really amazing. For those who are interested, here's the video oldlady is talking about: Heidi Harrington Bny, did the processes you tried allow you to have some some modulations of colour? It looks like most screens would just allow you to have either colour or not colour but no in-between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 i took a class in screen printing after seeing it done at the Torpedo Factory in alexandria va. you can print as many colors as you like, a new screen is used for each color. the hard part is lining up the edges of the colors so they either do or do not overlap as you choose. still have several frames that i have not used. i left the harrington video and went all over the Surrey artists. what a lot of great stuff they create! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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