Screen Printing On Wood

Aluminum Screen Printing Frames Wooden Screen Printing Frames.

Screen printing on wood. So why choose the screen printing method. Screen printing is a printing technique used to quickly stencil an identical image on multiple objects often clothing. The process for screen printing on wood is the same process I use for screen printing on shirt using my vinyl cutter and Oracal 651 outdoor vinyl.

Lift up the screen to reveal your painted design. Line up your screen on your wood and squeegee the ink over the design. GM Graphics is a premier manufacturer of wood screen printing screens and frames.

Screen printing allows you to use the same screen to make multiple prints. You can screen print Speedball inks right onto untreated wood or paint the wood using Speedball ink allow to dry and then screen print your design in a different color. These are basic inexpensive frames made of wood for mounting a canvas.

Available in sizes of 18 x 20 20 x 24 21 x 28 and 23 x 31 and variety of mesh counts. Screen printing is also known as silk screening and is a traditional image transfer process that has been used by artisans for centuries. The wooden frames are cheaper than aluminum frames and screens.

You can screen print onto other surfaces such as plastic or wood. Allow the ink to dry overnight. This wood sign was painted with Speedball Opaque Raspberry ink then screen printed with Speedball Opaque Pearly White ink.

Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencilA blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink and a reverse stroke then causes the screen to touch the substrate momentarily along a line of contact. You can immediately place the screen on your next piece of wood and repeat the process. You build a screen and stencil then push ink through the mesh and onto your shirt paper or object.