- 1). Select a printing screen where the mesh is made from synthetic material.
- 2). Print your image onto an A4 size piece of acetate (approximately 8-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches). Your image should be printed in black ink.
- 3). Mix the two parts of the photographic emulsion together in a bowl until they form a smooth even consistency. Read the instructions on each pot to make sure you are mixing the correct amounts of each substance together.
- 4). Place the screen so that it is raised and the mesh is not touching anything.
Place a small amount of the photographic emulsion mixture along the top of the screen on the inside of the frame. Use the squeegee to pull it across the screen. Repeat this process until the screen is covered in an even layer of photographic emulsion. - 5). Turn the screen over and repeat Step 3 on the other side of the screen. Turn the screen back over to its original position and repeat Step 3 on the front of the screen for a second time. Place any extra emulsion which is on the screen back in to the bowl. The screen will now be covered in a thin even layer of emulsion.
- 6). Place the screen in a dark cool area to dry. The screen should be left in a raised horizontal position to dry. The screen mesh should not be touching anything. Leave the screen in the dark cool area until you are ready to create the stencil as it is now sensitized to light.
- 7). Turn on your exposure lamp. Place a piece of black paper directly below the lamp. Place the screen on the black paper with the stencil placed within the frame. Follow the instructions on the exposure chart of your photographic emulsion to make sure your lamp is set at the correct height and intensity for your chosen design.
- 8). Leave the image to transfer onto the screen for the time prescribed. This time will be defined by the height and intensity of your lamp.
- 9). Turn off the lamp after the prescribed time. Peel the acetate image off the screen. Rinse the entire screen under water on both sides until all the emulsion that should not be on the screen has been removed.
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