Silk-Screen

Liquitex Professional Artist Acrylic Colours offer artists a non-toxic approach for silkscreen techniques.

Liquitex Soft Body Professional Artist Colour
  • Consistency of extra heavy cream.
  • Easier to silk-screen through tight mesh screens.
  • Dries quickly on absorbent surfaces, such as paper.
  • May spread or “bleed” into absorbent surfaces, such as paper

Liquitex Heavy Body Professional Artist Colour
  • Consistency similar to oil paint.
  • Less likely to spread or “bleed” when screen printing onto fabric.
  • Generally prints more opaque because of thicker paint application.
  • May clog in tight mesh screen.

 

Extending Drying Time

  • Mix any amount of Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Medium or Gel Medium with Liquitex Soft or Heavy Body Artist Colours to slow drying time. Transparency of colour will increase proportionally with the amount of medium added.
  • Mix Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Fluid and Gel Mediums to attain an intermediate consistency.
  • Mix up to 25% Liquitex Slow-Dri Fluid or Gel Retarder with Liquitex Soft or Heavy Body Artist Colours to slow drying time 50% and allow for better transfer of paint to paper during printing, without significantly affecting opacity.
  • Mix Liquitex Slow-Dri Fluid and Gel Retarder to attain intermediate consistency.

Helpful Hints During Printing

  • Prepare all paint necessary for printing before beginning.
  • Work quickly. Do not stop during printing.
  • Pre-wet screen with 1 part Liquitex SlowDri Fluid Retarder and 1 part distilled water.
  • To prevent paint from drying on screen during printing, periodically spray screen during printing with 1 part Liquitex SlowDri Fluid Retarder and 1 part distilled water. Too much spraying may cause paint to spread (“bleed”) on paper.
  • For spot cleaning during silk-screen printing, remove paint from screen with a damp cloth as soon as screen clogs.
  • To clean major paint clogs on screen, stop printing immediately and clean screen with warm water and non-abrasive sponge or cloth. Blot with paper towel and continue printing.

Liquitex Mediums as Permanent Silk-Screen Blockouts