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Andy Warhol and his screenprintsCULTURE CREATES DEMANDThe third major factor is the cultural climate of the 1960s. The ‘60s provided the culture that encouraged that demand in the first place. The likes of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein carried on the National Serigraphy Society’s baton, with vivid screen prints becoming the backbone of Pop Art, meanwhile, the music scene meant graphic screen printed band T-shirts really took off. TODAYFrom T-shirt graphics to wallpaper, screen printing is now so ubiquitous that it’s almost impossible to appreciate it for the technical wonder it is. The ‘60s might have been the most seismic time for screen printing, but it continues to evolve and develop even today. Though the core method has stayed pretty constant over the years, the process has undergone its share of tweaking and optimising as technologies have advanced. DIGITISATIONLike a lot of things, computers have meant big changes for the screen printing process, which these days tends to happen via graphic designs created digitally, and, in the case of medium and larger print studios, fed through an automated printing press. One of the biggest impacts digitisation has had on modern-day screen printing is the ability to print mesh screens digitally (this video is a cool visual explainer of how your artwork becomes a screen printing screen via a digital printer.)
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If you’re just getting to grips with getting artwork prepped for screen printing, we’ve put together an explainer that you can check out.INKSInks have come a long way too, both aesthetically and otherwise. From glitter through to puff and glow in the dark inks, there are now few effects that can’t be achieved with screen printing inks. PROCESSFor our deep dive into the screen printing process at Everpress HQ head here. It’s got everything you need to know, from prepping the printing screen (a step which involves ‘burning’ the design onto an emulsion you’ve applied to the screen) all the way through to heat curing the finished T-shirt (crucial for making sure the print stays sealed in place and doesn’t fade).
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