A method of printmaking in which the reverse of an image is put on a screen of silk or other mesh, with blank areas coated, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the surface, resulting in a serigraph. Also called silkscreen or screen-printing.

General term for the silkscreen printing method.

(Screenprinting, Silkscreen) A stenciling method in which the image is transferred to paper by forcing ink through a fine mesh in which the background has been blocked. LEARN MORE

Also known as silk screen or screen printing. This is a process using a fabric to support a stenciled image. Ink is forced through the unblocked portion of the fabric mesh by a squeegee to create a print. Each color must be screened separately, so that an edition with many colors becomes very labor intensive. As serigraphy uses a heavier layer of ink in creating prints, it is a very durable form of printing yielding colors that are richer and more fade resistant than most other forms of printing. Many substrates can be serigraphed including paper, heavy cardboard, canvas, metals, and clear acrylics.

a silkscreen technique that uses a squeegee to force ink onto a piece of paper or canvas through a stencil creating an image on a screen of silk or fine fabric with an impenetrable resist. This is different from other methods in that color is a paint area rather than an ink stain.

See silk screen.

A method of making print that has its base in stenciling. A screen made of silk is used for this purpose. The ink or paint that is to be used is brushed through this screen to obtain the design.

(screen printing, silk- screen). A stenciling method in which the image is transferred to paper by forcing ink through a fine mesh in which the background has been blocked.

The process is a complex one in which the artist prepares a silk or nylon screen, and blocks out the areas where the paper is to be left blank. Thus the ink reaches the paper only through the areas that are to make up the image. The ink is carefully pushed through the screen onto the paper.

A printing technique based on stenciling. Ink or paint is pushed through a fine screen made of silk. Masks are used to produce the design by blocking ink. These masks can be made of paper or from varnish applied to the silk itself. Synonym: silk-screen painting: A color stencil printing process in which a special paint is forced through a fine screen onto the paper beneath. Areas which do not print are blocked with photo sensitive emulsion that has been exposed with high intensity arc lights. A squeegee is pulled from back to front, producing a direct transfer of the image from screen to paper. A separate stencil is required for each color and one hundred colors or more may be necessary to achieve the desired effect. A serigraph, also referred to as a screenprint, differs from other graphics in that its color is made up of paint films rather than printing ink stains. This technique is extremely versatile, and can create effects similar to oil color, transparent washes as well as gouache and pastel.

One of the four major divisions of printmaking. Images are made by forcing ink through a stencil on a screen stretched with a fine silk or similar fabric

A printing technique that makes use of a squeegee to force ink directly on to a piece of paper or canvas through a stencil creating an image on a screen of silk or other fine fabric with an impermeable substance. Serigraphy differs from most other printing in that its color areas are paint films rather than printing-ink stains.