Mac Legrandi (juicebox@my-deja.com)
Sun, 06 Jun 1999 20:13:48 -0700
Hello:
You could also just use a 10% solution of geklatin and Dichromate on the screen to get the same effect.
Mac
--On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 20:59:36 SCHRAMMR wrote: >Dave, > >It is fairly simple. You have a silkscreen on a frame which you can purchase >at an art supply store. You apply a photosensitive liquid to the screen and >let it dry. When dry, you put in in contact with a positive and expose to UV >light. After exposure, develop in water. It helps to have a spray on the >faucet. At this point you can see the image on the screen. Blot and dry >the screen. The screen is placed in contact with a piece of paper. Silk screen >ink (also available at an art supply store) is poured in a line at the top >of the screen a drawn down across the screen with a squeegee. Lift the screen >and voila, a print. You can make many prints. Work quickly so the ink does not >dry on the screen and block the holes. You can silk screen fabric and there are >special textile inks available. After use was the screen. You can also buy >a solution that will remove the original image from the screen so you can reuse >it. This will not give you continuous tone unless your negative has been >"screened" as in lithography. > >Bob Schramm > > >
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