Lay the plastic glass over the acetate sheet to hold it down. Lay your printed acetate sheet on the screen or on your exposure bed, be sure to flip it so that when you turn the screen over for printing it reads in the right direction! If you have a good dry screen the sheet should peel off and you can discard it or save it to use for some other craft project. If any emulsion starts to come up then it might not be dry enough, put it back in the dark closet and let it dry. Take out your screen, carefully pick the corner of the plastic carry sheet up from the emulsion and slowly peel it off. Pro-Tip: To make sure you get a good image on the screen, print two acetate sheets and tape them together to get the ink opaque enough. While the screen is drying prepare your image, print it on to the acetate using a copier or laser printer. You do not want any light to be able to get in. Put your screen into a dark box, closet, etc.
One last time press/smooth the emulsion sheet from the back to help it make contact to the screen mesh. Press the emulsion sheet firmly on the screen and smooth it out with a squeegee.įlip the screen over to check for any areas that didn't stick/get wet enough, these areas will be sort of white. Next, take out the emulsion sheets and peel one off the stack, put the rest back in the package for later.Īpply the sheet to the wetted screen with the shiny side up, it is hard to see in photos but there is a clear shiny side which is the plastic sheet the emulsion is carried on. You don't want it drenched but thoroughly wetted. Using the spray bottle, wet the back of the screen as evenly as you can. The photo emulsion sheets are light sensitive so time is of the essence for this part.
Make sure you have a dimly lit area to apply the photo emulsion sheet to the screen and a dark location to let it dry before you get started. Airbrushing, Stenciling, & Body Art Supplies.Non-Toxic Markers (Best Markers For Kids).Dyes For Painting on Cotton, Rayon, Linen, & Hemp.
That part comes from the 'white' areas of your original. Opaque means that part was exposed to the light and it hardened the emulsion. It comes from the black parts of your artwork because the black blocks the light from cooking the emulsion. That's what you want, because that's the part that the ink will pass through. these allow the light box to completely TOAST that emulsion in about 30 seconds! That sheet will be so cooked that even steel wool won't get you any clear areas. (new lamps often have to be burned in for an hour or so before the light level and color temperatures stabilize) Or, if you're a dummy like me who knows that 'real' print shops use vellum or clear acetate sheets for their artwork. Reasons for that could be lightweight paper or So if your design isn't showing up, you've already overcooked the emulsion. Putting the sheet into the light box HARDENS the emulsion. If the pink sheet never sees light, it will wash out completely. That's because you're not under-exposing. I just picked up one of these and immediately realized why people are not able to solve the problem of underexposure. Frequently Asked Questions and even our in-house designers' tips!Īre you excited? What would you like to make with a Tulip ScreenIt? Leave a comment below and let us know! We have an entire website dedicated to all things ScreenIt, so you can learn all you need to know! Once your screen is burned, you simply rinse it, let it dry and then use the machine's base to slide under your surface so you can add your favorite Tulip Soft Paint color. It comes with pre-emulsified screens, that you burn your design into with an image printed or drawn onto a sheet of lightweight copier paper. This machine is lighter than a sewing machine and is very portable. Anyone who has ever wanted to easily silkscreen their original images far and wide - we thought of you while designing this system! Just like a sewing machine and a glue gun, we feel this is a must-have tool for every crafter, artist, designer - not to mention moms, teachers, business owners, etc. We are super excited over here at iLoveToCreate because we launched the new Tulip ScreenIt machine!
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