Step 2: Coat the Screen in Emulsion. ... Silk screen printing is a bit intimidating at first, but it's easier than it looks and it's possible to set up a printing area in your own home for ch.

Screen printing is a popular form of printmaking that is prominent in the art market. It is also referred to as silk screening, which harks back to the original method of creating screens using silk.

In the silk-screen process, the artist first creates a design on a transparent sheet using black ink. Then a layer of photosensitive emulsion is spread onto a framed, fine-mesh screen and left to ...