How to Screen Print Series - Screen Printing Techniques

Mastering screen printing techniques is essential to a great screen printing project. In this How to Screen Print video we walk you through the process of using plastisol and water based inks to print on light and dark colored garments.

In all screen printing techniques, the squeegee is a fundamental tool. Learn how to select the right squeegee for your screen printing job and how to properly angle your squeegee to apply the correct amount of ink to your screen printing project.

Discover the importance of applying an underbase to your screen printing project, and how to properly apply pressure to push ink through the screen and matt down the fibers of your garment.

Finally, all screen printing techniques conclude by properly drying the ink on the garment. We discuss various types of flash dryers and how they can be used to safely and efficiently dry your artwork.

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[jeffreyds]

Hey Ryan - Thanks for the video....just wondering what brand/style t shirt you are using in the video? looks like maybe a 50/50 blend? looking for shirts that are similar to the old school 80's screen stars style....thanks!

[kimkartrashianstopmakingst]

great video! i am just getting into screen printing. are there any inks that do not need to use heat to be cured?

[MendyFischMusic]

How do I know if I'm "smashing" the ink vs. "sheering" the ink?

[arefxp]

For water based ink, is it helpful to keep the ink pasted after the stroke is done when it time to flash? I am facing the problem of drying out the screen mesh quickly & it is hard to print once any area gets dry. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks for the video.

[dannycallandret]

Hey Ryan the ink that I got I put 10 percent of the sofftee base and my ink doesn't look no where near your ink your ink seems like it has a flow my ink doesn't even drip even when I connect my ink mixer to the drill all it does is make the ink loose but it doesn't drip I'm also using a 160 screen for my print and I'm now having this trouble where when u print it looks solid white even when I flash n print the second coat but after like a hour I'll go take a look at the shirt n the ink is like almost the same color as the shirt it's like the shirt is bleeding .... I'm using xolb glacier white from dynamics screen printing and the shirts I am using are 50/50 but the only thing that has been different was that I am now using a 160 I never ran into this problem on 110 and the logo is is solid

[ranjitshinde]

Which type of color material is good for screen printing