Another Amazing Screen Printing Artist...

To compliment an earlier post (nearly a year ago now!) on 12 incredible screen printing artists, I recently stumbled across Kate Banazi, a screen printing artist who's work can literally knock the spots of a leopard. I love the simple use of colour, and brilliant combination of pattern and imagery on these pieces...

How to build your own screenprinting studio #11

With limited space available in most studios you won't believe how resourceful you need to be. Shelving and storage are essential for making use of every inch, so learn how to use a drill and get your inks and chemicals out of the way.

How to build your own screenprinting studio #10

Bit of an obvious post but without the paper, or substrate, you ain't got no print. If you're going to invest the time and effort into building your studio then scrimping on the paper is a no-no. Go for something worthwhile to use after your test prints. For variety of surfaces and quality I love Hahnemuehle and Somerset. Total spend £20

How to build your own screenprinting studio #9

The black-out blanket is handy for the period after you've coated the screen with photo-emulsion and before you've exposed. This will enable the screen to dry in darkness.
A sheet of glass to place over the acetate on the screen while being exposed. The weight of the glass will prevent any light from spilling under the acetate and ruining the image that you need to wash out after exposure . Total spend £10

How to build your own screenprinting studio #8

Acetate to print your colour separations on. Make sure you get the laser printer friendly sort or you'll find the guy from IT has to come and scrape melted plastic from inside the printer (it only happened once!). A good trick I learned was to triple up the sheets for exposure to prevent any light from seeping through.

How to build your own screenprinting studio #7

The screen exposure lamp is a 500w halogen lamp and I use a red bulb in a domestic housing so I can see what I'm up to in the dark when I'm laying down the emulsion...the red light is very weak but I've recently discovered that laying emulsion in dim natural light is still ok and won't ruin it by exposing to natural uv. Total spend £20

How to build your own screenprinting studio #6

The star of the show, ok it's ripped and it's gone to get mended at http://www.screencoloursystems.co.uk/ but this screen cost £25 + vat at 24"x19"

How to build your own screenprinting studio #5

Bits 'n bobs...from left to right....
emulsion trough, squeegee, masking tape, rubber gloves, scrubber, sponge and rags.
Total spend £30

How to build your own screenprinting studio #4

System 3 acrylic colours and medium sourced from Hobbycraft
Total spend £60

How to build your own screenprinting studio #3

Enter the chemicals!

From left to right:

Degrease solution, strip liquid, photosolve gel, general cleaner, azo coat emulsion. Total of £58.

How to build your own screenprinting studio #2

The hinges that hold the frame are, for some reason, only made in China. I managed to source these babies from:
http://www.screencoloursystems.co.uk/ and at time of purchase no-one in the UK sold them for less than £20.

How to build your own screenprinting studio #1

The table:
Wood bought for £34 at Jewsons and knocked up over a couple of weekends. Waterproofed with clear varnish.