Screen Printing: How to make PAPER STENCILS!

This week, Lewis guides you through creating more artwork with the artful screen printing box, this time making a lighthouse with his own paper stencils!

For The Screen Printing Box:
For The Screen Printing Upgrade Box:

For the Screen Printing Top Tips Tutorial:
For the Screen Printing Masking Fluid Tutorial:
For the Screen Printing Colour Blend Tutorial:

Stencil Templates:

You will need:
A Screen
A Squeegee
Paint
A Vinyl Sticker Printing Area
Cartridge Paper

Not included in the box:
A scalpel
A teaspoon

[sean-pk]

This is a great tutorial for at-home screen printing but I think it would be worth saying, especially if you're only making a few of each print, you can easily scrape up the remaining paint off the screen and put it back into the tub. In the studios and workshops I've been in we've scooped leftover paint up off the screen with old credit style cards, like old loyalty cards and student passes we don't need anymore. It takes a lot of paint to flood a screen well, and it's worth saving as much paint as possible, especially if it stops it all going down the drains as well.

[sarahxcollings]

This looks great ! How come you flood the screen before taping on the stencil? (If you have to flood it to make multiple prints with the stencil attached anyway) I'm worried about taking to long to attach my stencil then the paint drying on the screen.

[sophiefwt]

Would this method still apply if I’m using vinyl instead of paper for the stencil?? My designs are quite intricate and have many fine lines so Im wondering if vinyl would be better if I want to repeat the designs! Any information would be greatly appreciated!

[raven]

Ugh. After watching this I am sure I don’t want to learn how to do screen printing. Not sure why it is used as it’s faster and less of a mess to actually paint the picture. I have this box but won’t be using it for its purpose.