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Artwork: From photo, scanned drawing, or digital art. Modify with GIMP, Trace bitmap to Inkscape
Print on acetate. Canon Pixma ix6820
Screen:
If clean, degrease and dry. Coat with emulsion in a subdued-light environment, e.g. red or yellow.
If not clean, strip emulsion; de-haze any residues (using appropriate chemicals and a pressure-washer for both;) degrease and dry. Coat with emulsion.
Dry emulsion in dark, print side down.
Exposure: Tape artwork in four corners to print side of screen. Turn this assemblage upside-down onto the UV exposure unit. Place foam pad atop, and block of weight atop that. Expose to tested amount of UV light. Yellow-mesh screens take about 25% longer than white.
Spray out screen from print side with pressure washer.
Dry screen, tape around inside perimeter. Repair pinholes.
Set up screens: Tape representative artwork to platen, register each screen to that, using consistent registration marks.
Gather squeegies, inks, spatulas, test fabric, printstock
Apply pallet adhesive
Print.
Cure to temperature specified by ink manufacturer. Test with IR thermometer