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serigraphy: see silk-screen printing silk-screen printing, multiple printing technique, also known as serigraphy, involving the use of stencils to transfer the design. Paint is applied to a silk or nylon screen and penetrates areas of the screen not blocked by the stencil. ..... Click the link for more information. . silkscreenor serigraphySophisticated stenciling technique for surface printing, in which a design is cut out of paper or another thin, strong material and then printed by rubbing, rolling, or spraying paint or ink through the cutout areas. It was developed c. 1900 and originally used in advertising and display work. In the 1950s fine artists began to use the process. It got its name from the fine-mesh silk that, when tacked to a wooden frame, serves as a support for the cut-paper stencil, which is glued to it. To make a silkscreen print, the wooden frame holding the screen is hinged to a slightly larger wooden board, the printing paper is placed on the board under the screen, and the paint is pressed through the screen with a squeegee (rubber blade) the same width as the screen. Many colours can be used, with a separate screen for each colour. |
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Q & A) 10:10-10:30 COFFEE BREAK 10:30-10:55 Ins & Outs of Printed IMD Inserts SPEAKER: Michael Terlizzi, Serigraph (20 min. It is a serigraph created by using more than 60 silk screens to give it an exquisite finish typical of a fine art image. a serigraph print of the head of Christ with a crown of thorns; and Arctic Angel (1969), a stonecut by renowned Inuit printmaker Pudlo Pudlat of Cape Dorset. |
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