Silk screening is one of the most versatile of painting methods. It can be used on fabric, metals, glass, cardboard, and paper. Silk, organdy, polyester, or another mesh is stapled to the bottom of a frame while sealing tape covers the staples and extends past the frame onto the silk. A stensil is attached to the underside of the screen and the material to be printed is placed on the table with the screen over it. A generous amount of ink is put on the top of the pattern. A squeegee is rolled across the pattern, pulling the ink along with it, forcing it through the silk and onto the material being printed. Each color added must thouroughly dry before another can be applied.
Silk screening began in ancient China when printing designs onto their clothing. Then the process became patoned by Samuel Simon in 1907 England as a process to make decorative wall paper. Andy Warhol made the process popular in modern times with his image of Marilyn Monroe. Today, it is used for printing onto T-shirts.
Andy Warhol: www.warhol.org/collection/art/ being the most famous, is an excellent example in good silkscreen prints. His use of color and content speak for themselves as his work gave new life to this method in art.
Doug West: www.dougwestart.com/gallery/galleryLE.html uses landscapes to show his work in silkscreening. His blend of colors and print combinations make for a beautiful piece of nature.
Lawrence Rugolo: http://web.missouri.edu/~rugolol/ has been making prints since the 1960s. His blend of line work and print show adapts with the times. His figures mixed with landscape are also well done.
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Hi, I'm about to be starting a project on silk screening in art class and still confused as to the technique. I need to go and buy Sealing Tape apparently as one of the materials needed, but am unsure what kind - does it need to be attractive/inconspicuous? I don't know whether it's part of the process or will be in the final piece.
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