Mono Screen Printing

Did you know that you can paint designs directly onto the mesh of a screen and print it onto paper? It’s easy! Watch our video to find out how.
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[@areyouearthing]

This is such a great tutorial. I just had a printmaking class today and we did a Mono print. You made it much more fun and less fussy than my instructor, so thank you for making me hate screenprinting less than I have since the first day of class 4 weeks ago!

[@gobind1699]

thanks Molly

[@binkymontague]

A very helpful, clearly explained tutorial. Thanks!

[@debsteveg3855]

Great job teaching! I can’t wait to try it!

[@starvingartistscollective]

A wonderful technique!! I'd like to try that! TFS!!

[@Handprinteduk]

We love it too! Hope you enjoy

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Great technique. Thanks.

[@gweigert1]

A super helpful tutorial thank you Holly. Just wondering what is the translucent medium you squirted on after printing the first screenprint?

[@Handprinteduk]

Thanks for watching! It's System 3 Acrylic Screen Printing Medium: handprinted.co.uk/collections/inks-for-paper/products/system-3-acrylic-printing-medium

[@Archamitect]

Game CHANGER, thank you!

[@Handprinteduk]

Thanks for watching!

[@jcarola00]

Why do you have to fill the all mesh with ink? What happens if you just do like a line drawing on the mesh and then print it? Thank you for the very straightforward explanation btw.

[@Handprinteduk]

If you don't fill the mesh with ink it will drag down the screen and you'll get a smudged design

[@coradewith]

Hi! I have watched the video prior to this one but im trying to figure out how to print a shape directly onto paper using this technique bút not filling the whole screen with paint. I just want to print one brushstroke, dry the monoprint, and then another on top of the previous one, etc. So with what do i fill the blank space so when i drag the thing, sh#t forgot its name, down over the paint it prints it onto the paper instead of smudging it or dragging it along? I have only come across tutorials where the entire printable space is filled with paint but i want to know if and with what i need to fill blank spaces so i can just print one stroke, shape etc :)

[@Handprinteduk]

Hi. You need to fill all the blank spaces or the squeegee will spread the ink - however you can fill the spaces with Acrylic Screen Printing Medium/Binder with no colour and this will stop the ink from spreading but not print any colour.

[@GemExtractor]

@@Handprinteduk Would love to see a video on this :-)

[@jacktierney1306]

Thank you for making this video, I've been looking for something like this for a while and you explained the process perfectly. I'd like to make some mono-prints like this but on canvas rather than paper. Do you have any experience or advice on this? What sort of mesh I should use, primed or unprimed canvas, tight weve etc? I've been experimenting a little today, but I'm a novice so it's hard to try and work out why things aren't going right.

[@maggiesmith6519]

This is so cool! Is there any reason you couldn’t just keep repainting the first image and printing that?

[@Handprinteduk]

No reason at all - you can keep painting over the top

[@GemExtractor]

@@Handprinteduk Would you have to wait a certain amount of time between adding layers to the same image, or would they just go perfectly on top of each other without blending? Super cool....

[@amri9]

Hello! I'm from México, I usted to do mono prints with pastels and a transparent base for creen printing... is it the same the acrylic printing médium and the transparent base?. Thank you

[@Handprinteduk]

Yes, it should work the same

[@amri9]

@@Handprinteduk an acrylic médium not for screen printing will it work?

[@Handprinteduk]

@@amri9 No, it will need to be a screen printing medium or it could block the screen

[@amri9]

@@Handprinteduk thank you!!!!

[@jameslucas89]

Hi holly Love your videos You have inspired me to start screen printing I have a question about the transparent base solution… what exactly is it for? Can’t I just use ink and paints and print with them? What is the need for this transparent solution. I watch a lot of videos of techniques and everyone says it’s important to have this transparent medium? I’m just so confused haha no one ever says why it’s in important 😂 helppp

[@jameslucas89]

Or another example is this acrylic medium? Can’t I just use acrylic paint! What is the need for the extra ‘medium’? 🤔

[@Handprinteduk]

Acrylic paint on its own will dry into the mesh very quickly and permanently block your screen. An acrylic screen print medium will retard the drying of the paint so protect your screen. You need at least 50% medium to paint. The more you add the more translucent the ink will become.

[@jameslucas89]

@@Handprinteduk thanks for the quick response :) ok that makes perfect sense thanks So if I was using water based inks… it’s the same reason then? Shouldn’t that come off with water and sponge or would that set permanently too? So the transfer base is purely to stop it from setting too quick? And to tone down colour? Other than than if I’m quick I don’t really need it ? :) thanks holly

[@Handprinteduk]

@@jameslucas89 Acrylic inks are waterbased so you will need a medium. Happy printmaking. Shirley.

[@jameslucas89]

@@Handprinteduk ok interesting But then I used inks on the screen already and washed off fine after even multiple times? Still a little confused but thanks so much for your reply Shirley :)

[@EpicSunshine-i2b]

Thsi would be cool to Get High off K2 and just lt it ROLLL Like ROck and Rolll Liek Lol Maybe ill do this