Screen Printing - Blocking Out

Ink cannot pass through any of the green areas on your screen. Around the outside of your stencil ink can get through, and that's not something that we want to happen. You can use scrap paper and masking tape (preferably the two inch masking tape) to block out those areas so that ink cannot get through. Pay close attention to the edges of the screen and where the paper overlaps.

The video below shows the process of blocking out. Watching it if the handout or demo leave you with questions. 

Screen Printing

    Syllabus & Assignment
    Thumbnails
    Rough
    Comprehensive
    Degreasing a Screen
    Coating a Screen
    Exposing a Screen
    Washing out a Screen
    Patching Pinholes
    Blocking Out
    Cutting Paper to Print on
    Printing the First Color
    Printing Other Colors
    Reclaiming a Screen
    Choosing Keepers
    Matting a Print
    Submitting for Grading