Screen printing using Screen Filler and Drawing Fluid (part 2)

This demo shows how you can use a water-soluble resist (gum arabic or Speedball Drawing Fluid) in combination with Speedball Screen Filler to create a stencil for screen printing that can be cleaned out of the screen with common household cleaners.
(Thank you to Prof. Greg Poulin for filming the demo)

Contents of this Video
00:00 Start
00:10 Recap of Printing the first color (contact paper resist)
00:55 Overprinting transparent colors to deepen hue
01:50 Describe how washable crayon and Drawing Fluid were added
02:40 Prop screen on blocks
03:20 Shake and card screen filler over drawing fluid
03:40 Remove excess S.F.
04:00 Describe next steps
04:42 Scrubbing techniques
05:35 Washing out DF and w. crayon (trim to 7:00)
07:00 Drying the screen
07:30 Mixing the ink
08:20 Using “Universal Tints” in multiple ways
09:12 Start with trans. Base and add drops of Univ. Tints
10:16 Mix well
10:40 Testing the ink’s transparency
11:20 Marking the color of ink on lid
11:50 Looking for pinholes
12:20 Don’t use a brush to apply SF over DF
13:16 Blocking out back side of screen
14:50 attach screen to backboard
15:30 Check alignment on screen
16:15 Print second color
17:30 Checking alignment on print
18:00 Drying rack etiquette
18:50 Describe Removing screen filler from screen
20:00 Directions for Signing Prints
20:45 ‘Edition’ fractions system
21:00 ‘Trial Proof’ vs. ‘State Proof’
24:00 Sign legibly