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Screen Printing - A stencil method of printmaking in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. Also called silk-screen process.

This site is to help designers, print buyers and print sales people gain a basic understanding of screen printing. Information included touches on the the characteristics, the capabilities, quality control, the process and key terminology of screen printing. A page of links, references alternate screen printing resources as well as screen printing companies in the Houston area.

• The Characteristics - An overview of the advantages and disadvangates of screen printing
• The Capabilities - A listing of inks, substrates and products that are printed from screen printing
• Quality Control - How the quality of screen print is maintained
• The Process - Screen preparation, printing and finishing.