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Silkscreen Card Set

Tiffany Rooprai scans a dragonfly design from her computer, prints it on transparency film and silkscreen prints the design onto blank cards and envelopes.

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Steps 10-11
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10. Turn off the light, remove the plexiglas and transparency, set aside and wash the screen to expose the unexposed screen. The areas of the pattern on the transparency that were not exposed to light will wash away on the screen. The areas where the light went through the clear areas on the transparency will activate the screen filler, and the tiny holes between the filaments will be permanently filled.

11. Check the quality of the burn in. If the burn in is good, dry the washed screen to prepare for printing.



Silkscreen Card Set

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Tiffany Rooprai of Boise, Idaho



Also in this Episode
That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-303
•Papier-Mache Tin Can Music Box Doll
•Silkscreen Card Set
•Polychrome Clay Bowl
•Vinyl Floral Clipboard
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