What is fluid drawing?

Speedball Drawing Fluid is simple to use to create images on silk screens. It removes easily in warm water. Drawing Fluid acts as a resist to screen filler and is ideal for stencils and free hand drawings onto your screen. Trace or draw your image onto the screen with a waterproof pen.

How long does screen drawing fluid take to dry?

The few I consulted stated that the screen could be left to dry overnight, or could be helped along with a hairdryer. I applied the dryer’s medium setting over the screen for close to ten minutes.

What are the three types of screen printing presses?

There are three common types of screen printing presses: flat-bed, cylinder, and rotary.

What is screen drawing fluid used for?

If a negative print is desired, the design is painted on the screen using only the screen filler. For a positive print, drawing fluid is used to create the design or picture, and screen filler blocks out the areas not to be printed. As with paper stencils, letters do not need to be painted or drawn backwards.

How long can you leave screen filler on a screen?

Allow to sit, while wet, for up to 20 minutes. Then spray both sides of the screen with cold water. Screen Filler & Block Out will soften and wash out. Note: If Screen Filler & Block Out is left on screen for more than five days, it will become increasingly difficult to remove.

Is screen filler water soluble?

SCREEN FILLER NO. A non-flammable, water-soluble, vibrant blue, block-out for use with fine to medium mesh counts. Recommended for use on all mesh, with all stencil systems. Use only with non-aqueous inks.

Is screen printing considered manufacturing?

To treat printing as a stand-alone product, service, or process is impossible. It is a manufacturing industry in the strictest sense, but it is also a service industry.

What are the 6 different types of screen printing process?

According to t-shirt printing specialists, the screen printing method is classified into 6 different types. They include spot colour screen printing, halftone printing, grayscale printing, duotone printing, CMYK printing, and simulated printing process. 3 popular types are discussed below.

What is drawing fluid used for in screen printing?

Speedball Drawing Fluid/Screen Filler method is a technique for creating screen art directly. Produce freehand drawings or traced images on a printing screen using the drawing fluid, then use the screen filler to create the final masked printing screen.

Can you overexpose a screen?

An overexposed screen won’t allow for enough ink through your screen while printing— resulting in prints with poor detail. An ideally-exposed screen with a gradient level of 7 will wash out easier, retain better detail, and last through even the longest print runs, while still being easy to reclaim.

How does drawing fluid and screen filler work?

Drawing Fluid/Screen Filler Method This Speedball product works like the tusche method, in that the drawing fluid is the “tusche” and the screen filler is the “glue.” The benefit to this method is that the drawing fluid is washed out with cold water and the screen filler removed with hot water – turpentine is not needed.

What’s the best way to practice drawing fluid?

Cap the bottle and bring the screen a water source. Gently rinse out with water and let the screen dry. Once the Drawing Fluid is on the screen take a good look at it. If you see bubbles or overly thick or seemingly sparse areas of fluid, consider calling it your second practice screen.

How do you remove drawing fluid from screen?

When the screen is dry you can remove the Screen Filler on the areas of the screen where Drawing Fluid was applied. To do this, set the screen in a wet basin with warm water (preferably running – the water, not you).

How do you free hand paint with drawing fluid?

If you want to free-hand paint with the Drawing Fluid, then place the Frame with the Screen up, above a drop cloth. Shake up and open the 4oz. bottle cleverly labeled Drawing Fluid. With the screen side of the frame elevated, paint on the drawing fluid with the brush.