I TA'd for the screen printing class in college and learned these things: - aluminum frames don't warp when they get wet (they were about $50 for an 18x24 screen) - the yellow mesh might be slightly worse for photo-emulsion, but it stains more slowly - a mesh around 140 (thread per inch) is good for beginners. The finer the mesh (higher number) the more fine detail you can print reliably, BUT the harder it will be to get the ink through the mesh and the faster it will dry out/clog - you can add a bit of liquid glycerin to water-based inks to extend their working time (not glycerin suppositories, lol)

@peoplecallmepeechez

5 ай бұрын

Why is yellow mesh worse for emulsion? Pretty much all are highmesh metal screens at the shop I work at are yellow mesh. I've never noticed any obvious issues

You are a queen for not gatekeeping any part of your process ✨

I’ve been screen printing since 1986, you my lady are absolutely amazing. This is a great method for printing small stuff quickly.

Actually, if you do decide to use photo emulsion, you DO NOT have to print your original masks on acetate with a laser printer. You can print your mask on regular bond paper with an inkjet, making sure to set your dot pitch to maximum and print quality to high. Once you're ready to expose your emulsion, you soak your bond paper masks with baby oil and apply them to your screen, then expose for the amount of time indicated for your particular emulsion. The oil allows enough light through the mask to set the emulsion. Then rinse out the unexposed emulsion (the black parts of the original mask) and you're ready to go. The great thing about photoemulsion is that you can print full color photographs using CMYK😊

This should have more views. As a person who has made their own screen printing unit and gone through the hard way of doing this I love this way of doing it. This is delightful and I wish you all the luck in the world on your future videos. Sorry for commenting on an old video.

@yusefsadiq5929

5 ай бұрын

sppll lol

I started screenprinting using this method a looonnnggg time ago when I had a skateboard company and I printed my own boards. It is great that you are getting this to work for you! The only advice that I would give is to do just a little more research on photo emulsion. There are ways to use emulsion that is much quicker than retracing all of your art. In a nutshell, You coat the screen with emulsion and let it dry in the dark. You print or draw your art on a piece of vellum (you can get transparencies that work with ink jet printers also). Tape the art to the screen and improvise a flood light or something to expose your emulsion (or use the sun). Rinse out the unexposed part and you are done. This is a crude method of using photo emulsion and, just like what you went through learning your meatod, it will take some trial and error. But once you get it, it will go much faster for you and the stencil will be better.

Thank you very much Megan. I'm a teacher in graphic design, but never printed myself. I always left that to other people, but next school year I want to experiment with my students to do some screen printing without the hussle of using emulsion :-) So thank you again for your very educational video.

@peoplecallmepeechez

5 ай бұрын

Another great way to do some pretty basic screen printing without emulsion is using paper stencils, though that can be kind of messy and not very precise. There is a pretty cool poster artist named earl Newman and this is how he prints all the color for his posters. Another way that I haven't tried but have seen is using sticker vinyl and a circut machine

Thank you so much for breaking this down-- knowing it's an option to just paint your design on the screen is WAY more my speed than trying to do the photo exposure process.

This was SUPER helpful! My mind works similar to yours - the whole photo emulsion thing being to far out there. This method totally makes sense to me and I bought all the supplies after watching! I’ve wanted to screen print for a while but have been intimidated, thank you for making it feel accessible.

@dutchmcfadyen5867

8 ай бұрын

This process is WAY more difficult and involved and expensive than the standard emulsion style. Don't be lazy, it's not how your mind works, that is an excuse.

@xoxollin

6 ай бұрын

as someone who has figured out how to diy the photo emulsion method on their own through trial and error, i can definitely see the benefits of your method and its a great first step into the wonderful world of screenprinting because you need way less supplies and its a lot less daunting. however, its also going to limit the complexity of your printable designs and is a lot less repeatable, if for example you want to print 100+ shirts or bring a design back later on or whatever. photo emulsion isnt as hard as you think. you just need to print out 2 transparencies of your image, stack them up on a screen that has the photo emulsion on it (switch out your bathroom light bulb for a "safelight" -- yellowish bulb you can get online, so you can see what youre doing without prematurely exposing your screens), put a sheet of glass on top, then expose the image with a normal light. granted there is some trial and error in order to figure out proper exposure time but theres special exposure scale things you can use to determine that. then you wash out the uncured emulsion (what was covered by your image / the black parts on the transparencies. this will unlock more advanced features like halftone and just really complex and detailed image possibilities. that being said, im definitely itching to try your method as it does seem very carefree and fun! great video, i wish id seen it years ago when i was struggling at getting going with my screenprinting hobby (:

Megan, impressed with your video. It's tough communicating to artists and I love how concise you made this.

This is one of the best videos for this I have seen! Thank you

Thanks, Megan. Very helpful and less daunting then the very complicated emulsion/exposure route.

Great video! Thanks for introducing the block printing as well. I’m going to have to try that out as well!

Thanks for such a valuable video. In art school we did lots of photo emulsion based screen printing so its nice to find out about a more simple and handmade technique. You are a lovely person.

This is amazing, just what I have needed!! Thank you so much for sharing. I love your artwork!!

Your eyes are so pretty!!! Super helpful video, thanks so much:)

*she's the best!! MEGAN UR A **_LEGEND_*

Thanks Megan! This screening printing technique is genius! It will save me so much time and energy.

You've done gooder! I learned a lot about having fun with creativity and not getting caught up in complexity of traditional or production art. Thank you.

Great info! I really appreciate that you not only screen print/block print, but you do so using your own art. So each shirt is 100% printed by you. I am definitely going to use the screen print method for some bulk canvas totes for farmer's markets

yessssss thankyouuuuuu this is legit the most best way i have learned to screen print. you a saint.

I do art prints and small things and I’ve been wanting to make clothes on a budget with my art and this is so so helpful. I’m completely new to this so I think I’ll start with the block printing as it looks easier for me personally to start with! This video covered all my basis thank u :)

youre the absolute coolest for this tysm!!

nice. old school. i have been looking at getting back in to this and glad we still have this process. nice job on the video!

This is so freaking cool! Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank u for sharing your method! This is exactly what I wanted to do but so many tutorials do it traditionally. I wasn’t sure if I did it differently that the ink/paint would transfer well and stay. Thank u again

The reason you use tape on the screen is to prevent the ink from bleeding out of the edges of the screen: there is a gap between the wood frame and the mesh that's large enough for ink to seep through. Sure, you don't absolutely need to use tape, sometimes the ink doesn't drip everywhere, but I've had enough experience with silkscreen to not take my chances.

Megan! This is a great tutorial and video! Thank you so much for sharing. I also do not want the strange sciency chancy stuff and wish to do it directly on the screen. I knew it could be done, but thank you for showing me how! Speed all should hire you! Best to you!

Thank you so much for this video! I was wanting to personalise some sewing projects at home and every other video seems to be so commercial aimed. This seems a lot more affordable and practical for home projects. Your artwork is so amazing btw. Very saleable, you should try selling some to big companies. You would make a packet

Great stuff, very helpful. Love your sweet and playful artwork. Many thanks Lizzie Bristol UK

One word Megan BRILLIANT....i have liked and subscribed to show support for your channel hugs from Scotland 🤗🙂

This is so informative! Thank you thank you! I just found your art through this video and I am obsessed with that goat guy on the block print.

Thank you! Such a cute and informative tutorial 😄

Thank you for a great video, your art is so wonderful ❤

This video has been so helpful for me. Thank you!

I love the encouragement and the creative support!

loved this so much. your techniques work well with the way my brain works.

Thank you for this great video! Exactly what I needed to be confident in starting screen printing

Okay, I'm pretty excited about this. Imma try it!

WONDERFUL! I'm teaching printmaking and was looking for techniques & equipment that my students can easily use at home as well. Thank you!

Thanks for the vid! I've always wanted to try block printing shirts, but it felt less legit than screen printing so i was nervous about it. Now, i'm really excited to make something 😄

Excellent, excellent video. Very clear to understand and clearly demonstrates a clear knowledge of the medium.

Thank you for the tapeless version of screen printing!

This is really helpful, thanks for putting it all togethwr in a really easy to understand way! I'm not from the states but hopefully I can find all the materials, or if anyone has any alternative brand recommendations, please inform me - just in case❤

This was aweome, thank you!

Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve worked with emulsion and the exposure is so hit or miss. Done with it.

This was a really good video, you explained the steps in a really easy and informative way. I went to art school and we did screen printing the hard way and they sort of drill it into you that that's the only way. And you get used to having all the resources. But since graduating I don't have access to those same resources and have been interested in continuing printmaking but also felt like the exposure way felt quite time consuming or more difficult but I would be curious to give this way a go just to even experiment.

I've been working with a local shop to print shirts, but now I'd like to learn how to do it on my own. I saw a tutorial using the emulsion chemicals but that's a bit intimidating but this seems easier for my brain. I love how you combine block and screen! thank you!

This was an amazing, very thorough video. Thank you SO much.

Your method was the way I learned how to do this at school!!

another cheap way to make small screens is using embroidery hoops and fine tule. it probably last even less than a cheap wooden frame, but you can always open them up and just make a new one. (I bought the tule in the fashion district for cheap)

You are intelligent, creative, and adorable. This was a treat to watch.

Great teaching! Great video!

This video is amazing, thank you very much for sharing and the effort. I've wanted to make my own shirts ever since I was in highschool a good 20 years ago and now I now how and may dip my feet in it! Cheers!

Thank you so much for the super clear instructions! This seems way more approachable than the emulsion technique ;;;

thanks Megan. It was a helpful and instructional video.

thank you. love your energy

Thank you so much for this info! I have always wanted to try screen printing but was always too nervous about the emulsion process. I had no Idea where were other ways. Great video!! ✨🎨

@dutchmcfadyen5867

8 ай бұрын

There's even easier ways than this. I don't understand why emulsion is so intimidating 😢. It's much easier

Awesome, I've been doing the same thing. I kept wasting emulsion before I discovered using the screen filler and the emulsion remover. I learned when rebuilding screens hot water and an iron to the lowest setting helps keep your screens taught, that's if you have issues with floppy screens. You had a lotta great tips I didn't think about, thanks a bunch.

beautiful generous artist. good luck to you

Thank you! This has been very helpful!

Ooohh thank you so much for this video! I've always wondered how this was done, and you made it so much more approachable and easy to understand!

love this no one talks about the screen filler method! it's my fav I like the very hands on approach and the homemade feel it g[ives with all the slight line errors you just don't get that with the emulsion method

Thank you for taking out the mystery.

great video thx!! Feels like genuine vibes over here!

Thank you so much for sharing this!!

Thank you! It was very helpful indeed! Cheers.

thank you ..great tutorial! I can really understand it quite well. Thank you

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Love this I am a visual Artist /Artographer it is art+photographer this video is is a representation that some artist are going where there is no path and leaving a trail for others to follow don’t get me wrong playing with new technology can be fun but doing things the old fashion way can be fun tooo

Thanks, easy to watch in full.

Thank you for walking us through this. Trial and error for sure and do be careful with the carving tools!!

I took screen printing in college and only used the emulsion method but I really like the idea of this method! I wonder why they opted for the other way in my class? I was just at the store today and picked up some supplies. 👍🏻

thank you for sharing your process! while i love working with photo exposure, I don't have the space (or ventilation) to do the emulsion stuff, so I've been longingly looking at screen printing from afar lol I really want to try this method now

Good job! I learned from a master and 2D art (mainly Screenprinting & Drafting) was my major. Lovely work, this is exactly how I learned and yep-having screens scattered throughout your shower/bathroom can be a totally normal occurrence ;)

Thank you very much for sharing!

Very nice video, with lots of great info. Thanks

excellent tutorial! thank you dear starseed!

Thank you I thought this was very useful and I’ve been discouraged from traditional screen printing.

Amazing. Thank you so much. Loves

You are awesome!

Thabks so much super interesting!

great job, thanks

Thank you , very good information

also I love your characters they are so cute !

I ejoyed this a lot. Great video!!!

❤🌹💜your video is real helpful 😊

Really good video! Thanks.

Thanx . . . wonderful unpretentious video! 😘

You are really pretty!!!!!

I am totally trying this. You just made my day! I share all your sentiments expressed at the beginning of the video: I watched a video on the basics of screen printing, with needing a dark room by a sink, uv lights, special photo printer, printing transparencies & so on, & was left thinking, "I hope there is some alternative method." Your method is AWESOME & totally superior to me. I so much love this idea of actually drawing/ painting out your design by hand, with drawing fluid! It totally feels doable, & within reach, compared to all the stuff I did NOT want to deal with. This is so exciting! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!!... Question: for block printing portion, what do you think of acrylic paint plus acrylic paint fabric medium that you iron? I think it opens a lot more color pigment options beyond the block printing ink??? Any thoughts on this anyone.

Thanks, the other way was a bit to much. I'm using the silkscreen for my ceramic pieces. Thanks again.

Excellent registration!

Very helpful thx!

Hi, just wanted to say thanks and you're awesome!

Legend

This is cool i am currently doing block printing on shirts along with dying. And I am curious about screen printing. I made up my own process for making block prints from craft foam sheets. I have a couple short videos of what I'm doing on my channel also. That was helpful!

Hi there! I'm Brazilian and I want to start customizing totes bags. Could you write down the materials you used? I loved your prints.

Great informational video, I'm guessing this method wouldn't be great for complicated design/drawing right?

If you do decide to do the emulsion process you can actually print your design on normal printer paper using the darkest black and white setting you can get then put a little cooking oil on a paper towel and wipe the paper making it translucent no need for acetate. I've done it a bunch and it works.