Another thing to keep in mind is the pressure you used, or how fast you pulled the squeegee. Your biggest problem would be the off contact though. If you ever have any questions lmk! There’s a lot of problem solving in the process and I know a lot about it :)
When you flood the screen you want to do that very lightly. Don’t push any through the screen. Look at your screen when it’s clean for pin holes around the bottom right of the image. Use masking tape to tape that off
you're absolutely right! I was reading about off contact and completely forgot about it when it came to the printing process. thanks for your comment! I'll definitely try that next time!
The size of the mesh affects how blocky the image is, I recommend a 110 for the image there, or a 158, 200 or 300 for a really small, detailed image. (those are just numbers I’m used to using, close to those numbers will be fine.)
Hey PJ, I did screen printing at Uni, so here’s my advice for next time: 1. I think you got fuzzy edges because of using an inkjet printer for your acetate. Try to find somewhere that can laser print into acetate as that should give a cleaner edge to your shapes and also be more opaque. 2. I’m not sure if you did this or if the ink you were using was already mixed, but normally for screen printing you mix your ink/acrylic paint with a screen printing medium to make it a better consistency. This should help it flow through your screen better. 3. When ‘flooding’ your screen, only pull the squeegee across once (maybe you realised this, but not sure). Going across twice will force too much ink through and is likely to give you fuzzy edges and leave a mottled/bubbles effect in your ink where its pulled away from the screen mesh. Hope this helps!
@@KickThePj You could also just go over it with an archival marker that dries on acetate to make it more black rather than getting it professionally done. Or even a thin layer of acrylic, as long as it's as black as you can get any texture won't matter. There's also a mixing medium you can add to the acrylic paint you use when actually printing to make it glide easier
@KickThe Pj Also leaving the emulsion dry for such a long period can make it harder to expose the image as well which might explain the fuzzy lines. Try to have your acetate ready before you coat your screen so that you can expose it as soon as the emulsion drys. Plus as a tip you always need more ink than you think. Really lovely prints though please do more!!
Katy Minns solid advice!!! Maybe try clamping the screen down too when printing with it. Shouldn’t smudge then! Our screen printing thingies at uni have vacuumed installed into them as well so the paper and design doesn’t move.
@@KickThePj Ah yeah I realized that once you got on the phone with the "right guy" lmao. But hey I think it all turned out pretty amazing for a first time!! 😊
hey pj, former industrial screen printer here: when you flood the screen, you should be using a lot more ink, there should be a layer thick enough that you can’t see the image on the screen. all the little fuzzies in your image are “pinholes” which result from having dust on your glass or your transparency when you put the light to it. the place i worked would put the smallest little dabs of a thick glue on the underside of the screen to plug those holes (not sure what kind it was, i was mostly just in the printing side of things and not the making of the screens). hope this helps!
@@judeandon I don't know how helpful this is, but PJ often uses birocratic's songs, many from his album beets 3. I don't think he has in this video though.
I really hope some day I can learn new skills when I want without being limited by finances and locational lack of availability of anything. Okay, I don't 'hope', I dream. It's a dream. It will die with me.
Aye PJ, I take a graphics class and I can give ya few tips😁. Tip #1 - you're pressing too hard on the screen, hence the not so smooth prints. Tip #2 - you're holding the squedgy wrong, its supposed to be held at a slight angle, a very little tilt. Tip #3 - make sure to clean the bottom of your screen to help with the smudgy prints Tip #4 - it could also be the ink you're using... Its best to use t shirt ink, or enaml type ink...you can find them in graphics stores😜 And there ya go! Hope these help! Have fun printing!! I absolutely love screen printing! Its so funny. Really messy but fun!
Hi I'm an art major and have a focus in fibers, currently in an advanced fiber class and do a lot of silk screening. The main thing I noticed was that you put a layer of paint on the screen before you actually did a print, from my experience usually you would do a line of paint above the image and then go for the print, I do 2 swipes but I'm proficient so maybe 3 would be good for the inexperienced. The reason you dont have clean lines is because there was too much paint and it spread when it got pushed through, that might be because you layered the screen before printing. One last thing, we use cushioned tables and depending on how fine the lines are depends on the cushion, so if you have finer lines less cushion. Also, I forgot to mention, different types of paper could help. Hopefully this helps, feel free to ask any questions if you have any.
You’re supposed to flood the screen to ensure the ink/paint/whatever you’re using covers the whole image, the key thing is not a lot of pressure when doing so, and if he’s using a thinner medium a higher mesh count screen will help prevent it from just running through.
Hey pj as an art technician I have some suggestions that might be helpful :) 1: the fuzzy edges on your print can be down to either not having clean lines on your print or the contact of the assate was not enough. I tend to use a vacuum seal as it pushes the design as close to the screen as possible when exposing it. And make sure to be gentle when washing the screen so not to lose any details on the design. 2. You don't need to flood the screen, as if you use acrylic paint mixed with printing medium (1:1 ratio) it will clog the screen as it starts to dry. And if you are doing a CMYK print it makes it harder to register the design. 3. Don't pull the squeegee both up and down the screen. Pull it towards you only a few times as pushing it back up the screen can cause it to clog and difficult to clean. 4. If you use wetable parcel type it doesn't damage your screen or remove the emulsion and easily washes off. I hope that this will help you in your future screen printing adventures :)
2:03 Everyone: Aussies: hahahahahahah snag as in sausages right? like bunnings snags.... geddit? ah mate whatta bloody ripper thats a bloody good one eyy
jack of all trades, master of none, is better than a master of one. It's fine if you're not the best at something! It's better to be decent or pretty good in a lot of skills than to be perfect at one skill and really bad at everything else!
I made a screen print dragon hoodie in high school. But our process was more old school. It was a bunch of stencils, one for each colour. Which meant each stencil had to be perfectly drawn and cut or else it wouldn't line up. Surprisingly it worked!
I swear PJ the background music made me think my cats were going crazy. Cut to: me sleepily wandering around my house, confused because the cats are nowhere to be found
yeah the smudging is only happening because the paper is directly touching the screen, when i print we use stacks of cardstock about 1/16th of an inch to add a bounce to the screen
We did this in art club at school. We cut out the sections with a craft knife and then put it underneath the screen. Then add and spread the paint as you did. It takes longer (I think) and you get the opposite of what you got (white lines with the rest red) Hope this helps
I looked into doing screenprinting a few years ago but couldn't find a good way to do it at home! Anyone have a good source for screens, fluids and paints?
Excuse me? Why does this not have a million views? Even if not everybody knows him, is this production value not convincing enough for you, mighty Algorithm?? I'm shocked!
Watching this back just realised you used ‘when I’m cleaning windows’ when you were actually cleaning the glass - stroke of genius there PJ George Formby would be proud
Your content makes me so happy. I love watching your process, feel inspired by your creativity, and love the little winks you put in your video editing: the spin and the Formby specifically. I would say never change, but I mean keep learning and changing. (I've gushed. Oh dear.)
My sister did screen printing in school and I think the lines didn't tern out 100% clean, but that's what I think made it cool and not just any old ink art peace. I loved the video and I thought it was so cool you did it at home, I didn't even know that was possible. As well, this being your first time doing this "WOW" your a natural.
Good first go.... you failed, But your not the first not by a long mile. I'll assume the screen is the correct thread count. You will have to buy a pair of screen hinges designed for the job and whilst your at it you may as well get a sheet of MDF so not to ruin the table. As stated below *off contact* tape down some 2P's between the screen frame and the MDF. Fold and stroke, Flood - add your ink to the screen (a little more than on the video) Now, slowly and gently flood the screen with ink by using your squeegee, . To flood you need to slightly lift the squeegee off the screen approx 2mm and flood. Stroke - pull or push - hold the squeegee at a 45 degree away from you, now either pull OR push the ink. DO NOT DO BOTH as this causes the doubled image... change paper and go back to fold. BTW screw a leg to the screen. It keeps the screen high enough, so you can exchange paper by your self. Hope this helps.
Maaan, Pj, you are so inspirational! Every time I watch a video of yours I want to create something new!! I'm sorry your first screen print wasn't quite where you wanted it to be, but I personally think the edges have a neat style to them. :) Bravo to you for pushing through! Great Job!
Thanks PJ for making your amazing content. Being a freelance artist I work pretty much by myself. But your videos inspirere me like crazy and it's so nice to be taken along in your creative process! Big fan ;)
I'm currently in a screen printing class and I had the same fuzzy line problems. But I'm getting better and you will too! It just takes practice! I do wish I wasn't learning it for school because it's too stressful to do with the little time I have. But good luck in your learning!!
Next time you're buying a sheet of glass like that, ask about what extruded aluminium trim or framing the supplier has available. It should only protrude from the working face of the glass by a couple of millimetres, which won't affect your work, and it will protect, stiffen, and strengthen the edges of the glass to reduce the risk of chipping or breakage while also protecting your hands from the sharp edge of the cut glass.
Loved this! People always spoke about screen printing in college like we were supposed to know what it was - now I've seen it I'd love to try it! Can't wait to see part 2, part 3, part 4....
This is an amazing first attempt peej, I can really tell you researched a lot and wanted to do it all professionally. I really like shmoxd’s videos on diy screen printing, because he makes prints by being extremely scrappy and improvisional all the way to buying and using his own printing press.
im currently in a screenprinting class, and while we haven't done the photo emulsion technique (we've mainly been using drawing fluid and newsprint stencils), what i've learned is that flooding the screen too much will cause the lines to look a bit messier and dry slower. for best results, do just one strong pass :-)
hi! i’m doing a foundation year in art and i love screen printing! I know you want to get clean lines and a repeated pattern but you can also do more disposable designs using procion dyes (basically work like inks) and felt tip pens... work on the screen, let it to dry and print using acrylic medium, and you can cut stencils out of paper so the inks wouldn’t seep through ;)) but yeah this works if you want something more painterly and it’s good the practice with the screen!
So excited that you're doing screen printing! It's definitely my favourite print process!! I work in a studio with controlled settings and materials, but for what you've done, the prints came out amazing!! A few tips for getting a clearer image on your screen: -Something I'm not sure of, did you coat both the back ANd front of your screen? In my experience, it's best to just do one side. If the emulsion layer is too thick, it is harder to hold onto the image and get clean lines when you expose it. It also becomes more difficult to wash out after exposing. -Make sure that you expose it for the correct amount of time! I don't know specifically how much time that would be for you, but I would play around with it. To me, it seems like maybe you exposed it too much initially, making the image unclear?? -When washing out your screen, have good water pressure and consistent moving around the screen to get the emulsion off. It takes a while, but its worth it. You don't need to rub the screen or you might disrupt the image you just shot. Not so much pressure with the water to blast off the image, but evenly work the water over the until you can see the image. one thing that could really help in this area is getting a light behind the screen so that you can actually see what is being taken off. In my school studio, we have a wash out area where a light is being projected behind the screen so we can see areas that are fully clean or not. -Lastly, i think you need to post expose your image! The first exposure allows the image to transfer to the screen. Then you wash it out and let it dry completely. Finally, before printing, post expose your screen for the same amount of time you initially used to expose. This allows the screen to fully set so that no matter what ink you put on or if you wash your screen with water afterwards, the image will stay on the screen. Minor adjustments to the inking process: -Your inking technique is pretty good, the use of the squeegee and having someone hold down the screen so it doesn't move is great! One flaw I noticed is that you're not leaving any space between the paper and the screen. When printing on paper or a flat surface, it is nice to give space between the screen and paper to ensure that the ink doesn't stick or get sandwiched/squished by the screen. To create this space, just take a small piece of card or folded paper, and tape it to the sides of the screen. After giving the screen a bit of lift, put the screen on top of your surface and lightly push down on the screen, if you feel a bit of springiness, that's a good thing! -The lines could also be bleeding because your ink is too thin. If that is the case, only flood your screen once and then print flood again when printing. Excessive flooding of the screen can cause lines on your print to look squished. -When squeegeeing, it's best to hold the squeegee at a 45 degree angle. Yes, that sound pretentious, but I noticed that you were holding the squeegee parallel to the screen a couple of times. You want to use the edge of the squeegee rather than the side of it. Minimum contact with the screen to get a clean flood. Honestly, it just takes practice. Things you did well that you should keep doing: -Taping down your prints so they don't stick to your screen. Brilliant. -Using tape in general to cover up think you don't want printed. Good. -Waiting for the sun to set, keeping your lighting controlled. Really good. -Paper. Also the kind paper doesn't really matter. (If it was super thin like japanese paper, it would probably need less ink and if it was really thick like cardboard, it would need more, but from what I see you're working with, I don't think that's the reason the ink is bleeding). Ink doesn't really absorb into the paper until in drying, mostly it sits on top during the printing process. Which is why having a space between the paper and screen is key. Keep on printing and experimenting!! I hope to see more!! Good luck!!
my dad does this professionally on shirts! I would say a make or break is to make sure you get all the emulsion out of the design. he uses a high power power washer to do it. you can hold it up to the light to help and see if your design is completely clean or not. that may be part of what your problem was or maybe uneven pressure while actually pressing the ink on it. he has a whole press with like six different screens that move up and down to helps make sure the screen doesnt move between coats. theres many variables but I hope you figure it out:)
I have learned how to screen print just recently too and it is fun to see PJ try it out as well. Its such an interesting art medium :)) Makes me wanna fix my burning light and get going again :)
honestly? this is one of your best videos. i feel like this is similar to your old ones, and captures the essence of this channel. the editing & the music was spot on, you acquired a new skill, and it seems you had fun! so yea 10/10 would recommend
Cool tutorial, I like the steps: 1: I've done the makeup to my monitor 2: I've challenged and beat all the greatest glass blowers in the world 3: forced everyone, entire countries, in a certain hour, everyday, to create, design anything, as an establishment 4: of course, I killed those same people 5: I'm printing. I don't know when to stop, but I keep on printing. The typographer let me do it, since all he cares is the money. Here, in a basement, just me and a printer. I print so much that slowly everything is getting swallowed by paper, a mess that has the hight of my ankles, tomorrow will reach the knees. Drawning in paper, that's my destiny, and the destiny of all those who survived the fire...
HEY PEEJ why not use like picture frame glass instead of trying to find a single pane cuz it's easy to get hold of and probs cheaper. Just don't cut yourself like you did before.. :)
Your design looks so good! I did this in high school and it was really fun! We did it a bit differently tho. Instead of the glass technique you did, we printed our designs in the transparency sheets and then put it up on the overhead to activate the emulsion thing. Also for the printing process, we had this clipboard kind of device that clipped our screen on so it made sure that our designs were straight. I'd love to do it again some day... It was really fun (although the hard part is making sure the screen is clean after using it)
the reason why the prints didn’t turn out the way you wanted it is because the emulsion was over exposed to water and probably got under the emulsion, causing it to fall off and not create a crisp line. just a tip- take 30 second to 2 minute breaks while you wash the emulsion out so it doesn’t fall off and lets the water dry.
the mesh count on your screen could have also come into play with the fuzziness of your prints too, but definitely next time tape some cardboard underneath the corners of the screen and use that to create a bounce between the screen and the surface you're printing on. it'll make a huge difference! screen printing is a really useful skill too, you can print shirts and zines and all kinds of cool things :^)
I’m going to be majoring in printmaking and i plan to open a screenprint shop in the future, and i can tell you for a fact that photo emulsion is terrifying and that it’s definitely a lot easier to use the screen blocking method for making the screen your first couple times. it’s more effort, but it’s so much more forgiving
awesome to see screen printing at home. i've been blessed to be able to use my colleges serigraphy studio for the past 4 years. without a studio there's a lot to learn! keep it up, love this kind of content!
This was really interesting - I didn't expect you to prep your own screen so I had no idea how that process would work at home! I'm not a professional printmaker but you should probably be using purpose screenprinting ink instead of paint (other comments have some great advice too!)
I just got the entire 1:40 trailer of the remake of tloz links awakening and i watched the entire thing for the 7th time to get you that y o u t u b e b u c k s
Is your desktop background at 4:37 from Firewatch? I think I have the same background but at sunset ☺️ anyway, great video PJ, this was super interesting to watch!
my brother does screen printing at his job but i'm pretty sure its just the last step you did , he don't make the screens , and he screen prints them on t-shirts!
I do this for art gcse and I have a few tips :D ; 1. Usually you should mix the ink/paint with a screen printing medium as it makes the consistency better to work with. 2. An easier way to do this is you get a picture, and you scalpel out the things you want inked, and then rest that picture on a piece of paper with the screen on top. :)
I screen printed in college and we got really nice paper from French Paper Co.! They have papers made specifically for printing on. There are also different extender bases you can mix with your inks to get different consistencies! Good luck Pj! Wish you all the best in all your artistic endeavors (:
I love your channel, its essentially everything I aspire to create, a space where wacky bizzare stories are told, shared and created and where the learning never stops.
Hey PJ!!! For my art class we did screen printing, but we didn’t do the burning part of it, which seems very complicated. Instead, we got a picture of what we wanted, traced it on paper, and then cut it out with a pen knife. Of course this could cause it to not be as clean of a cut but it worked pretty well when we did it!
The music reminded me of the music from OFF (and the design with the X eyes does too!) great video PJ x I’ve screenprinted with the extremely amateur (not-actual-screen printing) pantyhose, glue, and embroidery hoop method. But your results are much better!
These are beautiful, and I hope one day we can buy your screen printed posters. I even like the spatter! Also, weird note, in America (rural America, anyway) many hardware stores have glass they'll cut to your specifications. I was very surprised you had such trouble finding it!
Hm well, you just said you were gonna do a 'simple' design but something tells me that is so not gonna happen... Anyways, imma eat my dinner and then watch the rest of the video to find out
i was hella confused at first cuz at my school we learned a completely different way to print. We transfers the image on some contact paper by using carbon paper and then put contact paper on the screen and then do ink. we did this in stead cuz A. it was easier and cheaper, and B. we can re use the screen
Me : * is trying to do anything*
My brain: do something else
Me: but I’m busy this needs doing
My brain: something. Else. Soemthing. Pionltess.
Piontless... piontless.. Soemthing... soemthing..
procrastinating level: 999
LOL way too accurate
Once I cleaned my entire room just so I didn’t have to do homework. My room is a train wreck.
You’re missing off contact!! The screen is not supposed to be resting on the paper/whatever your printing on. I’m a professional screen printer :D
Another thing to keep in mind is the pressure you used, or how fast you pulled the squeegee. Your biggest problem would be the off contact though. If you ever have any questions lmk! There’s a lot of problem solving in the process and I know a lot about it :)
When you flood the screen you want to do that very lightly. Don’t push any through the screen. Look at your screen when it’s clean for pin holes around the bottom right of the image. Use masking tape to tape that off
you're absolutely right! I was reading about off contact and completely forgot about it when it came to the printing process. thanks for your comment! I'll definitely try that next time!
Not very often I get to give one of my favorite TH-camrs advice, glad I could help :D
The size of the mesh affects how blocky the image is, I recommend a 110 for the image there, or a 158, 200 or 300 for a really small, detailed image. (those are just numbers I’m used to using, close to those numbers will be fine.)
Hey PJ, I did screen printing at Uni, so here’s my advice for next time:
1. I think you got fuzzy edges because of using an inkjet printer for your acetate. Try to find somewhere that can laser print into acetate as that should give a cleaner edge to your shapes and also be more opaque.
2. I’m not sure if you did this or if the ink you were using was already mixed, but normally for screen printing you mix your ink/acrylic paint with a screen printing medium to make it a better consistency. This should help it flow through your screen better.
3. When ‘flooding’ your screen, only pull the squeegee across once (maybe you realised this, but not sure). Going across twice will force too much ink through and is likely to give you fuzzy edges and leave a mottled/bubbles effect in your ink where its pulled away from the screen mesh.
Hope this helps!
thanks katy, all very good advice! :D
@@KickThePj You could also just go over it with an archival marker that dries on acetate to make it more black rather than getting it professionally done. Or even a thin layer of acrylic, as long as it's as black as you can get any texture won't matter. There's also a mixing medium you can add to the acrylic paint you use when actually printing to make it glide easier
@KickThe Pj Also leaving the emulsion dry for such a long period can make it harder to expose the image as well which might explain the fuzzy lines. Try to have your acetate ready before you coat your screen so that you can expose it as soon as the emulsion drys. Plus as a tip you always need more ink than you think.
Really lovely prints though please do more!!
Katy Minns solid advice!!! Maybe try clamping the screen down too when printing with it. Shouldn’t smudge then! Our screen printing thingies at uni have vacuumed installed into them as well so the paper and design doesn’t move.
you're instantly a cool person, I hope you know this.
I wonder if the brain gremlin has a brain gremlin...?
Asking the important questions here haha
@Jelly Cat we could go forever XD
@Jelly Cat for clarity I'm not a good artist
Pj,,,,a sheet of glass. Literally you can find them in picture frames lmao
ya but i needed it to have a very particular uv count!
@@KickThePj Ah yeah I realized that once you got on the phone with the "right guy" lmao. But hey I think it all turned out pretty amazing for a first time!! 😊
my brain gremlin wants me to move to a log cabin where i restore antique clocks. that, or just get into linocutting
abi rose mine is telling me to drop out of school and live in a treehouse in the middle of the woods with a parrot. I honestly don’t know why
abi rose my brain gremlin told me to get into Lino to and now I'm going to uni to do it full time 10/10 recommend
Do it
the anxiety when PJ threw his phone...
@Panic! At my chemical Piløts yessss i'm glad i wasn't the only one that saw that
ok but. ur so good at everything wtf
hey pj, former industrial screen printer here: when you flood the screen, you should be using a lot more ink, there should be a layer thick enough that you can’t see the image on the screen. all the little fuzzies in your image are “pinholes” which result from having dust on your glass or your transparency when you put the light to it. the place i worked would put the smallest little dabs of a thick glue on the underside of the screen to plug those holes (not sure what kind it was, i was mostly just in the printing side of things and not the making of the screens). hope this helps!
I did this at school ! It’s really amazing seeing the end product
Hey PJ, would you consider posting a list of the great background music you use in your videos?
Someone has already made a playlist, I don't know if it's up to date but it's really cool. Just search for Kickthepj video's music on spotify.
also there was a list at the end of the video lol
@@thattheresagirl Yeah I've looked at some playlists before - they're mostly his older Monster Rally stuff
@@taylorfay3334 Yeah I know he sometimes also puts the artists in the descriptions - but just some specific tracks he uses would be useful :D
@@judeandon I don't know how helpful this is, but PJ often uses birocratic's songs, many from his album beets 3. I don't think he has in this video though.
IS SOPHIE WEARING HIS SHIRT!? THATS TOO CUTE
Edit: Omg I’ve never got this many likes holy crap thanks!!!😱
I know!!! They are honestly so cute!
Are they dating or are they just friends or are they siblings im honestly confused?????
@@michellerc they're dating but very low key about it
@@michellerc sublings
Mette wait what really ooooo
So is the gremlin in my brain the key to all my procrastination, because it always seems to scream "TH-cam"
Pj, I'm sorry to tell you this but... The IKEA returns section is usually full of single sheets of glass.
It's like really *really* easy to find there
PJ: *says "glass sheet"
Me: I'm in pane.
I really hope some day I can learn new skills when I want without being limited by finances and locational lack of availability of anything. Okay, I don't 'hope', I dream. It's a dream. It will die with me.
Still the most creative person on the Internet (if not the whole universe)
did anyone else fully expect him to smash the glass?
I certainly did
except it, I mean. I didn't actually smash it haha
peej THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
water or water? I like water
id like to disagree, i like water.
water is great but have u ever had water
water you thinking water is the best !
I think I'd prefer water
honestly. water is waaay better than water. no offence
The world's tiniest greenhouse should be your next project lol
Aye PJ, I take a graphics class and I can give ya few tips😁.
Tip #1 - you're pressing too hard on the screen, hence the not so smooth prints.
Tip #2 - you're holding the squedgy wrong, its supposed to be held at a slight angle, a very little tilt.
Tip #3 - make sure to clean the bottom of your screen to help with the smudgy prints
Tip #4 - it could also be the ink you're using... Its best to use t shirt ink, or enaml type ink...you can find them in graphics stores😜
And there ya go! Hope these help! Have fun printing!! I absolutely love screen printing! Its so funny. Really messy but fun!
This is actually really cool! Maybe you can create some limited amount of merch with your screen burnt designs?
I intend to when I get better at it! :)
Hi I'm an art major and have a focus in fibers, currently in an advanced fiber class and do a lot of silk screening. The main thing I noticed was that you put a layer of paint on the screen before you actually did a print, from my experience usually you would do a line of paint above the image and then go for the print, I do 2 swipes but I'm proficient so maybe 3 would be good for the inexperienced. The reason you dont have clean lines is because there was too much paint and it spread when it got pushed through, that might be because you layered the screen before printing. One last thing, we use cushioned tables and depending on how fine the lines are depends on the cushion, so if you have finer lines less cushion.
Also, I forgot to mention, different types of paper could help.
Hopefully this helps, feel free to ask any questions if you have any.
You’re supposed to flood the screen to ensure the ink/paint/whatever you’re using covers the whole image, the key thing is not a lot of pressure when doing so, and if he’s using a thinner medium a higher mesh count screen will help prevent it from just running through.
@@kaylameinke I'm sorry, but there are different methods, im not trying to undermine yours. I've had years of experience. Thank you.
Screen printing is so interesting, it's fun to see it done homemade. It'd be cool to see more, (maybe try it on fabric?)
Hey pj as an art technician I have some suggestions that might be helpful :)
1: the fuzzy edges on your print can be down to either not having clean lines on your print or the contact of the assate was not enough. I tend to use a vacuum seal as it pushes the design as close to the screen as possible when exposing it. And make sure to be gentle when washing the screen so not to lose any details on the design.
2. You don't need to flood the screen, as if you use acrylic paint mixed with printing medium (1:1 ratio) it will clog the screen as it starts to dry. And if you are doing a CMYK print it makes it harder to register the design.
3. Don't pull the squeegee both up and down the screen. Pull it towards you only a few times as pushing it back up the screen can cause it to clog and difficult to clean.
4. If you use wetable parcel type it doesn't damage your screen or remove the emulsion and easily washes off.
I hope that this will help you in your future screen printing adventures :)
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Everyone:
Aussies: hahahahahahah snag as in sausages right? like bunnings snags.... geddit? ah mate whatta bloody ripper thats a bloody good one eyy
I haven't even watched half the vid yet, but your vids are always the highlight of my week 🙃❤️ *currently commenting this upside down cause why not*
Pj is too bougie for us
i am going to pretend i know what that means and say thank u
Next you should print a sweet potato club shirt. I would buy that instantaneously.
This is how many people love PJ
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“I’m building the worlds smallest greenhouse” 😂 😂
jack of all trades, master of none, is better than a master of one. It's fine if you're not the best at something! It's better to be decent or pretty good in a lot of skills than to be perfect at one skill and really bad at everything else!
I made a screen print dragon hoodie in high school. But our process was more old school. It was a bunch of stencils, one for each colour. Which meant each stencil had to be perfectly drawn and cut or else it wouldn't line up. Surprisingly it worked!
I swear PJ the background music made me think my cats were going crazy. Cut to: me sleepily wandering around my house, confused because the cats are nowhere to be found
We did screen prining at college but i was kind of terrible at it :p
I think google is listening to me bc I just watched a video about screen printing and added it to a playlist
yeah the smudging is only happening because the paper is directly touching the screen, when i print we use stacks of cardstock about 1/16th of an inch to add a bounce to the screen
ahhhhh i cannot find it anywhere.. PJ.... SOMEOnE anYONE... where'd you get your jacket in 3:38 ???
We did this in art club at school. We cut out the sections with a craft knife and then put it underneath the screen. Then add and spread the paint as you did. It takes longer (I think) and you get the opposite of what you got (white lines with the rest red)
Hope this helps
I looked into doing screenprinting a few years ago but couldn't find a good way to do it at home! Anyone have a good source for screens, fluids and paints?
I checked out my local art shop for the paints! :)
Look online for screen print supply shops if you can’t find it locally:)
Bobbinhood
search Hunt the Moon if you're in the UK :)
Two good sources for Art, Craft and Design supplies: Seawhites Of Brighton & Specialist Crafts.
Excuse me? Why does this not have a million views? Even if not everybody knows him, is this production value not convincing enough for you, mighty Algorithm?? I'm shocked!
Watching this back just realised you used ‘when I’m cleaning windows’ when you were actually cleaning the glass - stroke of genius there PJ George Formby would be proud
yeah sure you know how to screen print. But can you PRINT SCREEN?
**smashes Prt Sc button violently**
Your content makes me so happy. I love watching your process, feel inspired by your creativity, and love the little winks you put in your video editing: the spin and the Formby specifically. I would say never change, but I mean keep learning and changing. (I've gushed. Oh dear.)
My sister did screen printing in school and I think the lines didn't tern out 100% clean, but that's what I think made it cool and not just any old ink art peace. I loved the video and I thought it was so cool you did it at home, I didn't even know that was possible. As well, this being your first time doing this "WOW" your a natural.
Good first go.... you failed,
But your not the first not by a long mile.
I'll assume the screen is the correct thread count. You will have to buy a pair of screen hinges designed for the job and whilst your at it you may as well get a sheet of MDF so not to ruin the table. As stated below *off contact* tape down some 2P's between the screen frame and the MDF.
Fold and stroke,
Flood - add your ink to the screen (a little more than on the video) Now, slowly and gently flood the screen with ink by using your squeegee, . To flood you need to slightly lift the squeegee off the screen approx 2mm and flood.
Stroke - pull or push - hold the squeegee at a 45 degree away from you, now either pull OR push the ink. DO NOT DO BOTH as this causes the doubled image... change paper and go back to fold.
BTW screw a leg to the screen. It keeps the screen high enough, so you can exchange paper by your self.
Hope this helps.
Maaan, Pj, you are so inspirational! Every time I watch a video of yours I want to create something new!!
I'm sorry your first screen print wasn't quite where you wanted it to be, but I personally think the edges have a neat style to them. :)
Bravo to you for pushing through! Great Job!
Thanks PJ for making your amazing content. Being a freelance artist I work pretty much by myself. But your videos inspirere me like crazy and it's so nice to be taken along in your creative process! Big fan ;)
When you called about a single sheet of glass... I was so confused on why you just didn't buy a photo frame from the dollar store or something...
I'm currently in a screen printing class and I had the same fuzzy line problems. But I'm getting better and you will too! It just takes practice! I do wish I wasn't learning it for school because it's too stressful to do with the little time I have. But good luck in your learning!!
Next time you're buying a sheet of glass like that, ask about what extruded aluminium trim or framing the supplier has available. It should only protrude from the working face of the glass by a couple of millimetres, which won't affect your work, and it will protect, stiffen, and strengthen the edges of the glass to reduce the risk of chipping or breakage while also protecting your hands from the sharp edge of the cut glass.
Loved this! People always spoke about screen printing in college like we were supposed to know what it was - now I've seen it I'd love to try it! Can't wait to see part 2, part 3, part 4....
This is an amazing first attempt peej, I can really tell you researched a lot and wanted to do it all professionally. I really like shmoxd’s videos on diy screen printing, because he makes prints by being extremely scrappy and improvisional all the way to buying and using his own printing press.
im currently in a screenprinting class, and while we haven't done the photo emulsion technique (we've mainly been using drawing fluid and newsprint stencils), what i've learned is that flooding the screen too much will cause the lines to look a bit messier and dry slower. for best results, do just one strong pass :-)
hi! i’m doing a foundation year in art and i love screen printing! I know you want to get clean lines and a repeated pattern but you can also do more disposable designs using procion dyes (basically work like inks) and felt tip pens... work on the screen, let it to dry and print using acrylic medium, and you can cut stencils out of paper so the inks wouldn’t seep through ;))
but yeah this works if you want something more painterly and it’s good the practice with the screen!
So excited that you're doing screen printing! It's definitely my favourite print process!! I work in a studio with controlled settings and materials, but for what you've done, the prints came out amazing!!
A few tips for getting a clearer image on your screen:
-Something I'm not sure of, did you coat both the back ANd front of your screen? In my experience, it's best to just do one side. If the emulsion layer is too thick, it is harder to hold onto the image and get clean lines when you expose it. It also becomes more difficult to wash out after exposing.
-Make sure that you expose it for the correct amount of time! I don't know specifically how much time that would be for you, but I would play around with it. To me, it seems like maybe you exposed it too much initially, making the image unclear??
-When washing out your screen, have good water pressure and consistent moving around the screen to get the emulsion off. It takes a while, but its worth it. You don't need to rub the screen or you might disrupt the image you just shot. Not so much pressure with the water to blast off the image, but evenly work the water over the until you can see the image. one thing that could really help in this area is getting a light behind the screen so that you can actually see what is being taken off. In my school studio, we have a wash out area where a light is being projected behind the screen so we can see areas that are fully clean or not.
-Lastly, i think you need to post expose your image! The first exposure allows the image to transfer to the screen. Then you wash it out and let it dry completely. Finally, before printing, post expose your screen for the same amount of time you initially used to expose. This allows the screen to fully set so that no matter what ink you put on or if you wash your screen with water afterwards, the image will stay on the screen.
Minor adjustments to the inking process:
-Your inking technique is pretty good, the use of the squeegee and having someone hold down the screen so it doesn't move is great! One flaw I noticed is that you're not leaving any space between the paper and the screen. When printing on paper or a flat surface, it is nice to give space between the screen and paper to ensure that the ink doesn't stick or get sandwiched/squished by the screen. To create this space, just take a small piece of card or folded paper, and tape it to the sides of the screen. After giving the screen a bit of lift, put the screen on top of your surface and lightly push down on the screen, if you feel a bit of springiness, that's a good thing!
-The lines could also be bleeding because your ink is too thin. If that is the case, only flood your screen once and then print flood again when printing. Excessive flooding of the screen can cause lines on your print to look squished.
-When squeegeeing, it's best to hold the squeegee at a 45 degree angle. Yes, that sound pretentious, but I noticed that you were holding the squeegee parallel to the screen a couple of times. You want to use the edge of the squeegee rather than the side of it. Minimum contact with the screen to get a clean flood. Honestly, it just takes practice.
Things you did well that you should keep doing:
-Taping down your prints so they don't stick to your screen. Brilliant.
-Using tape in general to cover up think you don't want printed. Good.
-Waiting for the sun to set, keeping your lighting controlled. Really good.
-Paper. Also the kind paper doesn't really matter. (If it was super thin like japanese paper, it would probably need less ink and if it was really thick like cardboard, it would need more, but from what I see you're working with, I don't think that's the reason the ink is bleeding). Ink doesn't really absorb into the paper until in drying, mostly it sits on top during the printing process. Which is why having a space between the paper and screen is key.
Keep on printing and experimenting!! I hope to see more!! Good luck!!
my dad does this professionally on shirts! I would say a make or break is to make sure you get all the emulsion out of the design. he uses a high power power washer to do it. you can hold it up to the light to help and see if your design is completely clean or not. that may be part of what your problem was or maybe uneven pressure while actually pressing the ink on it. he has a whole press with like six different screens that move up and down to helps make sure the screen doesnt move between coats. theres many variables but I hope you figure it out:)
Your videos fill me with inspiration, and remind me how much I love art and being creative. Thanks peej
I have learned how to screen print just recently too and it is fun to see PJ try it out as well.
Its such an interesting art medium :))
Makes me wanna fix my burning light and get going again :)
honestly? this is one of your best videos. i feel like this is similar to your old ones, and captures the essence of this channel. the editing & the music was spot on, you acquired a new skill, and it seems you had fun! so yea 10/10 would recommend
Cool tutorial, I like the steps:
1: I've done the makeup to my monitor
2: I've challenged and beat all the greatest glass blowers in the world
3: forced everyone, entire countries, in a certain hour, everyday, to create, design anything, as an establishment
4: of course, I killed those same people
5: I'm printing. I don't know when to stop, but I keep on printing. The typographer let me do it, since all he cares is the money. Here, in a basement, just me and a printer. I print so much that slowly everything is getting swallowed by paper, a mess that has the hight of my ankles, tomorrow will reach the knees. Drawning in paper, that's my destiny, and the destiny of all those who survived the fire...
HEY PEEJ why not use like picture frame glass instead of trying to find a single pane cuz it's easy to get hold of and probs cheaper. Just don't cut yourself like you did before..
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Your design looks so good! I did this in high school and it was really fun! We did it a bit differently tho. Instead of the glass technique you did, we printed our designs in the transparency sheets and then put it up on the overhead to activate the emulsion thing. Also for the printing process, we had this clipboard kind of device that clipped our screen on so it made sure that our designs were straight. I'd love to do it again some day... It was really fun (although the hard part is making sure the screen is clean after using it)
Love this so much pj. I always save your videos for when my mood’s down and you always manage to bring it up!
the reason why the prints didn’t turn out the way you wanted it is because the emulsion was over exposed to water and probably got under the emulsion, causing it to fall off and not create a crisp line. just a tip- take 30 second to 2 minute breaks while you wash the emulsion out so it doesn’t fall off and lets the water dry.
the mesh count on your screen could have also come into play with the fuzziness of your prints too, but definitely next time tape some cardboard underneath the corners of the screen and use that to create a bounce between the screen and the surface you're printing on. it'll make a huge difference! screen printing is a really useful skill too, you can print shirts and zines and all kinds of cool things :^)
Love the result!
PS to TH-cam: this comment is not offensive, please don't demonetize this video x
thank u mary for keeping the comment section clean! appreciate it
how is your phone balancing on the edge of your sofa so perfectly...
I’m going to be majoring in printmaking and i plan to open a screenprint shop in the future, and i can tell you for a fact that photo emulsion is terrifying and that it’s definitely a lot easier to use the screen blocking method for making the screen your first couple times. it’s more effort, but it’s so much more forgiving
awesome to see screen printing at home. i've been blessed to be able to use my colleges serigraphy studio for the past 4 years. without a studio there's a lot to learn! keep it up, love this kind of content!
This is amazing peej I wish I could make this buuuuuuttt I’m lazy
This was really interesting - I didn't expect you to prep your own screen so I had no idea how that process would work at home! I'm not a professional printmaker but you should probably be using purpose screenprinting ink instead of paint (other comments have some great advice too!)
I just got the entire 1:40 trailer of the remake of tloz links awakening and i watched the entire thing for the 7th time to get you that y o u t u b e b u c k s
Is your desktop background at 4:37 from Firewatch? I think I have the same background but at sunset ☺️ anyway, great video PJ, this was super interesting to watch!
my brother does screen printing at his job but i'm pretty sure its just the last step you did , he don't make the screens , and he screen prints them on t-shirts!
I do this for art gcse and I have a few tips :D ;
1. Usually you should mix the ink/paint with a screen printing medium as it makes the consistency better to work with.
2. An easier way to do this is you get a picture, and you scalpel out the things you want inked, and then rest that picture on a piece of paper with the screen on top.
:)
I screen printed in college and we got really nice paper from French Paper Co.! They have papers made specifically for printing on. There are also different extender bases you can mix with your inks to get different consistencies! Good luck Pj! Wish you all the best in all your artistic endeavors (:
Why not buy a picture frame and use the sheet of glass that comes with it?
I love his hoodie jacket thing, it looks amazing. I want it.
I love your channel, its essentially everything I aspire to create, a space where wacky bizzare stories are told, shared and created and where the learning never stops.
Hey PJ!!! For my art class we did screen printing, but we didn’t do the burning part of it, which seems very complicated. Instead, we got a picture of what we wanted, traced it on paper, and then cut it out with a pen knife. Of course this could cause it to not be as clean of a cut but it worked pretty well when we did it!
Who tf sells pieces of glass
glass wizards
KickThePj true but they’re like impossible to find
@@janebartell2862 exactly!
In life it is better to regret the spins than to regret the spins not spun
Maybe it’s because you passed the paint before putting it down.
We have glass stores all over the place and you just have to go to the store and ask for some glasses.
The music reminded me of the music from OFF (and the design with the X eyes does too!)
great video PJ x
I’ve screenprinted with the extremely amateur (not-actual-screen printing) pantyhose, glue, and embroidery hoop method. But your results are much better!
Peej couldn't you just have used the glass from a picture frame?
There is nothing more enjoyable than watching your videos :D
This piece of art looks a bit like Marco Diaz from svtfoe
Does anyone know where you can get the jacket in 3:38 from?
my heart stopped for a bit when pj threw his phone skfjsjf
I'm glad you didn't burn your house down :)
oh man try monotyping ! it's a type of print making and very fun to do when your bored
These are beautiful, and I hope one day we can buy your screen printed posters. I even like the spatter! Also, weird note, in America (rural America, anyway) many hardware stores have glass they'll cut to your specifications. I was very surprised you had such trouble finding it!
This saga that has unfolded between PJ and his printer is truly riveting. I'm happy to see that it was vanquished to the garbage though!
I have slain the printer with my own two hands
Hm well, you just said you were gonna do a 'simple' design but something tells me that is so not gonna happen... Anyways, imma eat my dinner and then watch the rest of the video to find out
i was hella confused at first cuz at my school we learned a completely different way to print. We transfers the image on some contact paper by using carbon paper and then put contact paper on the screen and then do ink. we did this in stead cuz A. it was easier and cheaper, and B. we can re use the screen
Martina Klaus you can reuse the screen with emulsion, just gotta wash it out. Every print shop I’ve worked at reused their screens and use emulsion.
I remember doing this with paper stencils as a kid, I loved the squeegee
I love watching you try out new art techniques! It shows that there are so many ways to be creative!
If you're into screen printing I recommend trying out cyanotypes too!!