This was my first time screen printing ever and I didn't expect it to be quite a long process. The preparation of the screen, cleaning, drying, exposing took a little too long for my liking - maybe I'm just a little too impatient, but I guess this is what its all about and what makes screen prints quite special. I used the drawing I created with a ball point pen which I scanned in and adjusted in photoshop to give me a stronger contrast in the lines. Of course, this took away some of the original line quality but I thought it would still look okay once screen printed. Only when I actually exposed my screen did I realise that some more of the lines got removed, due to the fineness and lightness of the lines. As a result, my prints did not turn out how I intended it to.
Next time I will make sure that the contrast of my lines are more distinct and clear. I will also make sure that my positives are pure black to prevent quality loss of my drawing when exposed. The number of colours is also something to take into consideration as it will affect the production time.
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