| Screen printing, as the name suggests, is a technique | | | | the printable surfaces. This gives the artist or the |
| where a design is applied on a printable surface with | | | | printer a lot of flexibility in creating designs. The |
| colours applied through a screen. It is one of the | | | | designs can be photocopied or printed on the stencils |
| oldest techniques of printing. However, it is still very | | | | and then the parts to be printed can be cut off. On |
| much in demand. | | | | the other hand an artist can also draw the design on |
| The Method: There is a frame where the material | | | | the tracing stencil, keeping up his artistic ingenuity. |
| that needs to be printed upon, has to be secured. | | | | This is a digital age and obviously its impact is |
| Paint is applied on this material through a screen. The | | | | also felt on all creative fields including printing. |
| desired design has to be converted into a stencil | | | | Although digital printing has a lot aft advantages but |
| where the parts that have to be coloured will be cut | | | | screen printing still easily overtakes it. Screen printing |
| out. Now the stencil is placed between the screen | | | | is a viably commercial process where the cost of |
| and the material. | | | | production is cheap and affordable. |
| Paint is applied through the screen to create a very | | | | Customised products: Screen printing has made |
| sharp edged imprint on the printable material. After | | | | customising a vast variety of objects. This in turn is a |
| this a roller is drawn across and through the screen | | | | very practical process of promoting a company or |
| mesh which spreads the colour evenly in the design | | | | brand. A lot of t shirts, mugs and even hats are being |
| on the printed surface. | | | | customised today, along with many other commercial |
| The Benefits: | | | | products. In fact custom printed hats and bags are |
| Screen printing does not apply pressure on the | | | | the most interesting and obvious choices for brand |
| printable surface, during printing. | | | | promotion. Custom printed hats, most importantly are |
| This technique is applicable over a wide variety | | | | small but fashionable and eye catching, thus they |
| of surfaces. Unlike some other forms of printing, | | | | make a bold statement for the brand. |
| screen printing does not require a strictly plane | | | | Screen printing is probably the very best example of |
| surface for printing. As such, it can be used for | | | | a method of creativity that has withstood the test |
| various types of surfaces, like round or curved. This | | | | of time and it seems that it will continue giving |
| makes it highly adaptable in all kinds of industries. | | | | competition to the upcoming modern technologies |
| It uses stencils for transferring the designs to | | | | through the coming years. |