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Screenprinting

Screenprinting is a stencil process. A fine mesh of material
is stretched tight on a frame, originally this material was silk
hence the word 'silkscreen' however polyester is now used
instead. Areas of the mesh are blocked with a stencil, and
then a squeegee is used to pull ink through the unblocked areas.
Stencils are often created now using a light-sensitive screen-
coating known as 'photo-emulsion'. Images drawn onto acetate
can then be transferred onto the screen by exposing the emulsion
and artwork to u.v. light.