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WHAT IS SCREEN PRINTING? Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharpedged image onto a substrate. Basically, it is the process of using a stencil to apply ink onto a substrate, whether it be t-shirts, posters, stickers, vinyl, wood, or other material. Screen printing is a technique you can achieve at Leeds college of art. There are various screens available to you. Such as fabric screens and paper screens.

You can acquire a screen by putting brown tape with your name and course down the side and leaving it in the designated area you will be able to hold a screen for upto one week.


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