Screenprinting

The video concentrates on how screenprints are made but, like others directed by Gavin Nettleton, it also follows the creation of a work by the artist Jane Sampson. She talks during the introduction about the medium and explains why she chooses to work with screenprints. The practical topics covered include the basic equipment, stencils, direct photo emulsion, washing and preparing the mesh, applying the emulsion, exposing it in the print down frame with UV light and then washing out the unexposed areas, retouching and printing the next color, inks and bases for printing, racking and removal of the stencil and cleaning the screen. The booklet expands on the video. At the end the artists Brendan Neiland, Harvey Daniels, Sue Gollifer and Terry Gravett discuss why they enjoy making screenprints.

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