ImagesMagUK-Sep18

STEP-BY-STEP: SCREEN PRINTING A THREE-COLOUR BLEND www.images-magazine.com SEPTEMBER 2018 images 39 TIPS & TECHNIQUES Permaset Aqua water-based ink in three colours – glow yellow, glow blue and glow magenta 1 2 3 Use a 43T screen for best results. Line up the screen on the platen with your design facing the right way on the shirt. Tape around the sides of the screen so no ink leaks through onto the fabric The squeegee should be almost the same width as the screen Place a small amount of each of the inks on the screen side by side 4 6 Practice on some fabric offcuts until you achieve the perfect print. Make sure you keep the screen flooded between prints so it doesn’t dry out 5 To make the blend, move the squeegee from side to side. This blends the ink on the edges of each colour. Make your first pull. One to two passes on your T-shirt is all you need for a nicely blended print 7 8 Cure the print in a tunnel dryer at 160°C for two to three minutes The cured print 9