Well.......
I'm a complete novice at screenprinting. It should come as no suprise then that I'm having a few issues with the YuDu. I got the whole printing onto the ink jet transfer no problem. Yay!
Got stumped with the next part. I didn't read all the tips and tricks and just plowed forward. The first time I tried to burn an image into the emulsion it didn't really work. I didn't pay enough attention to that whole "make sure it's dry" thing. Boy that's really important. ;) My first attempt just sort of washed off and bubbled up. It was horrible.
My second attempt. I put it thru the dryer part 2x - just to make sure. I used the same transparency so I don't know if that's why it came out kind of funny. The parts of the transparency that I used a permanent marker on came off onto the emulsion. I was pleased to see that a test box of info seemed to come out good. Some images that I tried to make contrasty didn't work too well. I think it's because they printed out too grey instead of black. Also parts looked a little burnt. Not really burnt but maybe overcooked a tad. I was able to wash the screen off and with just a bit of touchup I should be able to make a test print. I'm going to wait until tomorrow. I want to be extra sure it's dry.
Plus I need to rest Bob. Bob still has problems and I'm getting mighty sick of it. He even wakes me up in the middle of the night. One week of antibiotics down - 2 more to go...........
1 comment:
Screen printing is tricky.
I learned that the best transparencies were from a copier, or a sharpie. I could never get a good print with the emulsion, and one time I didn't let it dry before I tried to burn the image so it stuck too. You'll get the hang!
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