Ready To Print
Text (in Dutch) Harmen Liemburg for Items 5/2011
Linking analogue printing techniques to current digital tools, this publications replaces may outdated handbooks.
Paper for waterbased screenprinting
Printing large sizes with waterbased inks, the first concern is to find paper that can withstand the moisture in the inks, meaning it should dry flat so it can be printed multiple times without ruining previous layers.
Over papier
Over papier (About paper)
Interview (in Dutch) through email by Esther Krop
Written (in Dutch) for De Monsterkamer, a blog about paper for designers and paperlovers.
Screenprinting Primer
DIY – ‘getto style’ – rock ‘n roll – energetic.
Very useful for people who want to set up a little screenprinting studio for themselves and build their own low cost equipment.
Order directly from the authors at Print Liberation.
Screenprinting Today
Best down to earth introduction to the technique of screenprinting and various aspects of the screenprinting industry available today. Recommended.
Order directly from the author at Squeegeeville.
Film Output
Michiel Schuurman at Cito Repro Centrum Amsterdam
Affordable film output options for screenprinting up to A0 size without montage in Amsterdam:
Screenprinting Links
COMMUNITY/HUB
Gig posters
MATERIALS NL
Levant Art Supplies
Peter van Ginkel
FACILITIES NL
Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier
Daglicht, Eindhoven
Grafisch Atelier Utrecht
Plaatsmaken, Arnhem
Mesh Print Club, Rotterdam
Grafische Werkplaats Den Haag
Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch
Werkplaats Raaf, Breda
CULTURAL SCREENPRINTERS NL
Kees Maas Zeefdruk/Interbellum
COMMERCIAL SCREENPRINTERS NL
Studio Rood, Amsterdam
Krijger Zeefdruk, Amsterdam
Hendrikse Zeefdruk, De Meern
Unico Inks
Since 1997 I’ve been using Unico AQ waterbased screenprinting inks and additives like retarder (slowing down drying) and hardener (weatherproofing prints), made in Belgium.
Film Preparation Tips
Technical tips for GRA students working with 120 T screens for paper and waterbased inks.
Minimum details
Smallest printable elements (lines, type, pixels in bitmapped images) should have – as a rule of thumb – a minimum of 0.5 mm in positive or negative. There will always be even smaller elements (i.e. the endparts of serifs in type), but if you stick to this size, you’re avoiding lots of trouble. Zoom in and check this!
Emulsion & Chemicals
Teaching how to apply emulsion smoothly during 2010 masterclass at AGA. Photography Joke Mestdagh.
Emulsion
Kees and me have been using Ulano TZ diazo emulsion for use with waterbased and plastisol inks sucessfully for years.