Home Screen Printing Workshop: Do It Yourself Techniques, Design Ideas, and Tips for Graphic Prints [Paperback]

Paul Thimou (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2006

Images produced by the process of screen-printing surround us everywhere we go, from the garments we wear to the pillows we put on our couches; from the bags we carry our belongings in to the mugs from which we drink coffee. Screen printing has a long history--it is the way Andy Warhol had his celebrity portraits produced. It can be done on a large scale, but it is also very easy to do with simple and affordable materials at home. With the increasing interest in personalization and in making a statement with your own customized clothes and artwork, screen printing is being rediscovered by the younger DIY audience. It is a technique with a long history--but suddenly lots of crafters are trying their hand at it at home.

The aim of this book is to simplify the process of screen-printing. Presented in a step-by-step format to show that it can be used in a variety of environments, whether they plan to print on a table in a kitchen (that's how Laura Ashley started her design empire in London), a longer table in a garage, or a full studio in a basement or loft. It will also include chapters on adapting screen-printing to special areas of artistic interest and suggestions for applying the technique to produce something beautiful and functional. Home Screen Printing Workshop shows them how to print their own designer T-shirts, tote bags, scarves or posters, banners and serigraphs. The sections include simple resist printing, making a direct block out screen, making a photographic screen with found objects, making a one color simple repeat design, printing a multicolor design, printing on t-shirts, creating an engineered print, using the drama of B&W, printing with three dimensional ink, discharge printing (ink-less printing), making a photographic screen with textures, and solving common screen print problems.

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About the Author

Paul Thimou was introduced to the screen-printing process in the early 1980s after studying photography at the New York Institute of Photography. He teaches at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. He uses screen-printing technique in combination with other methods to produce art work for exhibitions and crafts for selling or giving as gifts. Paul lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592532713
• ISBN-13: 978-1592532711
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Home Screen Printing Workshop: Do It Yourself Techniques, Design Ideas, and Tips for Graphic Prints (Paperback)

I found this book very helpful for people just wanting to do one-off basic designs. The illustrations were good and the text easy to follow. It is a good book for the amateur craftspeople among us.