Silk screen printing

Silk screen printing
From ancient China to the present day, silk screen printing is one of the most ancient printing techniques. It derives from the Latin and Greek terms “ seri = silk and γράφειν, grapàphein = writing” and consisted in the use of frames with silk mesh for the passage of inks, a technique capable of reproducing images or documents on any material. The birth of modern screen printing was established in 1910 as photosensitive components were used for the passage of inks. It became very popular in the United States thanks to artists such as Andy Warhol. The screen printing process is carried out using a printing plate, which consists of a frame on which a special fabric mesh is stretched; a part of this mesh is used to transfer ink in correspondence with the drawing or text to be printed on the selected surface. The areas that are not to be printed are made impermeable by photomechanical processes. This ancient technique allows you to print any subject on any material, in any size and in various shapes.