READ ABOUT THE PHOTO-SILKSCREEN PROCESS
Photosilkscreen is also known as photo-serigraphy. Â It is part photography and part printmaking. Â First an image is separated into different values on separate sheets of high contrast film. Â The films are the size of the final print and each represent a different color. Â One common technique for this is called “posterization”. Â The silkscreens are coated with a light sensitive emulsion and the film is contacted to the screen. Â Light is then passed through the film and hardness the screen emulsion where it passes through. Â The emulsion that is not hardened is then washed out and the screen is ready to use for printing. Â The different screens are printed on paper to register with each other.
Due to the cost of paper and the labor of printing, I usually print in editions of 10 although sometimes, I will print only one print for various images.