How I Started My Print

Pencil Drawing of Design

All of my prints start with an idea. I knew that the participants would be studying all about Roycroft.

Dard Hunter was a significant member of the Roycroft team. The Roycroft Rose was inspired by Viennese fashion at the turn of the century.The square rose paired with a graceful stem has become his most recognizable design.

drawing fluid on screen

I had a lot of cut-offs from my Stickley series of prints. they were only 4" x 8 1/2" and the finished print is 1 1/2" x 6 1/4". The will allow a larger than usual margin around the matted print and show more of the special paper. I decided to use these cut-offs for this print. The drawing was made on a piece of white, print sized paper 4" x 8 1/2". Register guides were put in place, a clean screen was lowered onto the bed. The transparent screen allows me to see the drawing underneath. I painted everything that was to be any color onto the screen with Speedball Drawing Fluid after that was dry, I spread Speedball Screen Filler over the entire screen. Again, I had to wait for it to dry, then with cold water, I washed out the drawing fluid - this left just the screen filler to block out everything else - leaving openings in the screen for the ink to print.

I printed this screen with black  Speedball Waterbased Fabric Printing Ink

print from the screen

screen filler on screen

Later, I will tell you  how I printed the two colors with just the one screen using Future Floor Finish.

For more information please go to "My Manual" on my website.