Ceramic Screen Printing Process

In my experience you want to print while the clay has a good amount of moisture still in it.

Ceramic screen printing process.

Empirical results demonstrate a significant improvement in printing quality and point to a successful application of this process. Today i am going to share a ceramic decorating technique that was adapted from another artistic process. It had been the method of choice but it is being quickly replaced by digital printing. Jason draws on his background in screen printing and image design to create his super fun work.

Like the rest of the ceramic process there is a sweet spot for when it is best to print directly onto clay. Screen printing on ceramics is definitely a trend these days and one of the main trend setters in this area is jason bige burnett. Digitally printing ceramic tiles. Printing onto clay is not a new technique.

When you choose to screen print onto the clay depends in part on your desired outcome for the surface of your form. The final part of the project which has been funded with a bursary from a n the artists information company involved using the knowledge and techniques learnt at hot bed press to create my own ceramic screen prints. A browse through the pottery making illustrated back issues or the ceramic arts network archives turns up lots of articles on various ways to print on clay. Such is the screen printing glazing and firing process.

Thus paste screen printing quality is critical if an mlcc firm is to gain a competitive edge. In today s post jason shows how to transfer a screen printed image to a clay slab. Techniques for diy screen printing on ceramic clay bisque ezscreen diy silk screen stencils can be used for screen printing on ceramic bisque polymer clay and other pottery surfaces. Screen printing the biscuits unfired but preformed ceramic tiles with any textured patterning already pressed into them risks breakage.

An extra cool thing about this clip from the graphic pot is that jason shows how. Because the inks are designed to air dry they can dry quickly on the screens. I wanted to make my own screens using the facilities available at hbp and then print my own ceramic inks. Successful screen printing on glass and ceramic substrates isn t just about using the right machinery and the right inks.

Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue pape. Challenges of screen printing glass and ceramics.