Print liberation : the screen printing primer

307 Pages·2008·22.38 MB·English

by  Paparone

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Metric Conversion Chart
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 - A SCREEN-PRINTING TIMELINE

A SCREEN-PRINTING TIMELINE

CHAPTER 2 - BASIC ELEMENTS OF SCREEN PRINTING

SCREEN PRINTING EXPLAINED
PHOTO EMULSION
SCOOP COATER
FILM POSITIVE
BURNING A SCREEN
INK
SQUEEGEE
T-SQUARE
PRINTABLE THINGS

CHAPTER 3 - HOW TO PRINT

HOW TO PRINT
MAKING A FILM POSITIVE
MAKING A SCREEN
COATING THE SCREEN
BURNING A SCREEN
PRINTING A ONE-COLOR POSTER
PRINTING A THREE-COLOR IMAGE
BUILDING A ONE-COLOR T-SHIRT PRESS
PRINTING WITH THE T-SHIRT PRESS
RECLAIMING A SCREEN
CHAPTER 4 - PRINTING ON OBJECTS IN THE WORLD

PRINTING ON OBJECTS IN THE WORLD

CHAPTER 5 - SCREEN PRINTING AS BUSINESS/ART

SCREEN PRINTING AS ART

CHAPTER 6 - HERE, NOW AND BEYOND

PRINTING NOW AND BEYOND

BE SURE PRINTLIBER
GLOSSARY
RESOURCES
INDEX

Print Liberation. Copyright © 2008 by Nick Paparone, Jamie Dillon and Luren Jenison. Manufactured in
China. All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in this book are for personal use of the reader. By
permission of the author and publisher, they may be used by the reader, but under no circumstances may
they be resold or republished. It is permissible for the purchaser to make the projects contained herein
solely for personal use. No other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from
the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review. Published by North Light
Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. (800) 289-
0963. First edition.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Paparone, Nick.
Print liberation : the screen printing primer / by Nick Paparone and Jamie Dillon, with Luren Jenison. -- 1st
ed. p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60061-072-1 (alk. paper)
1. Screen process printing. I. Dillon, Jamie. II. Jenison, Luren. III. Title.
TT273.P36 2008
686.2’316--dc22
2008000822

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Metric Conversion Chart
Designed by Print Liberation Step-by-Step Photography by Jeff Stockbridge
Illustrations by Tim Gough
Dedicated to Mom, Dad, Chris Sherman, Rick Beaman, Kevin Duffy and the
Fabric Workshop and Museum