Screen printing is also called screen printing. It is similar to the industrial calico printing method. The color is scraped and pressed from the mesh to the substrate, so it is also called silk screen printing. At the beginning of the 20th century, the British Samuel Simon developed the method of screen printing. Subsequently, screen printing was widely used and spread. The first person to use photosensitive agents for printing and platemaking technology was the United States around 1914-1915. During this period, Europeans were also trying to use this technology. The true perfection of photosensitive platemaking technology should be said to be in 1925, but it was not patented. The reason is that in 1918 before it, the printing and dyeing model plate method as a screen printing technology had been recognized and patented. patent. In 1915, Americans C.M. Peter and A. Imery and others invented the use of emulsions (gum arabic, cowhide gum, gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate) to reconcile potassium diquinate and ammonium diquinate. Sensitizer made of photosensitive materials. Through experiments, the first technology to obtain a screen printing plate through photosensitive production was officially born. However, the photosensitive agent at this time was extremely simple, primitive and unstable. From the 1920s to the 1930s, screen printing technology was widely used in the textile printing and dyeing industry. Artists at that time were invited to participate in designing patterns and shapes that had a unique flavor of the times, and then used silk-screening technology to produce them in limited quantities rather than in large quantities. These printing and dyeing products have an aesthetic value that is different from ordinary products, which should first be attributed to the application of screen photography plate making technology at that time. The positive base map used in photosensitive platemaking allows artists to draw the base map without any scruples, and there will be no inversion problem between the direction of the base map and the direction of the printed product pattern. At the same time, artists can use their imagination and play to the fullest, and any fine patterns they create can be reproduced accurately. The forgiving and adaptable nature of the screen printing process ensures its continued survival in the textile industry. In the 1930s, screen printing technology and printing equipment in textile printing and dyeing underwent profound changes. Large-scale automated screen printing machines replaced manual operations. The development of plate making technology also led to a qualitative improvement in the fineness of patterns and colors of printed products. leap.
Before and after the Second World War, due to industrial development, especially military needs, screen printing developed greatly. In the 1950s and 1960s, photographic platemaking and screen printing technology was widely used in the United States, Japan and other countries. . Screen printing is currently widely used commercially. It can be used to print advertisements, packaging, street signs, clothing patterns, etc. It can be said that screen-printed items can be seen everywhere. It is widely used in society because of its fast and economical production, flexible size, and ease of production and printing. welcome. The process of printmaking creation is a process of releasing the artist's soul and a reflection of the artist's aesthetic taste. Each work of printmaking must be signed by the artist himself, the number of the work with a limited print run, the creation time, etc. to ensure that the prints fully reflect the artist's creative intention, artistic level and market circulation. Generally, the number of screen prints created is between 30-50, and there are also more. The silkscreen print with the largest known print volume in China is the 1,000-screen work "Buddha" created by Dongfang Tu Qin to raise funds for charity.
Prints have their own unique painting language, and their artistic standards are comparable to other works of art such as traditional Chinese painting and oil painting. However, due to the plural nature of prints, their creation costs are relatively low. Therefore, the works of the same artist are , the market price of prints is much lower than that of oil paintings, traditional Chinese paintings, etc., so prints have become an excellent way for the public to collect works of famous artists. 1. The equipment is simple. The most basic equipment is the screen, screen frame and squeegee.
2． The plate making and printing methods are simple and easy to master, especially in multi-color plate making and printing, saving time and effort.
3． Because the screen version is transparent, the manuscript, the image on the plate, and the image obtained after printing are consistent, regardless of the difference.
4． The printing area can be very large.
5. The substrate is not limited to paper, wood, leather, glass, metal, etc. can be used for printing.
6. The substrate is not limited to flat surfaces. Since the screen is elastic, it can be printed on curved or rough surfaces.
7. There are many changes in expression methods. The printed pigments can be either oil-based or water-based, and can be used freely.
9. It breaks through the limitation of black and white printmaking and realizes multi-color printing.