{"product_id":"silk-screen-techniques-9780486204338","title":"Silk Screen Techniques","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarely a century old  silk screen printing or serigraphy has been adopted as a commercial and an artistic process by thousands of enthusiastic professional and amateur crafters throughout the world. In this volume  one of silkscreens foremost teachers and practitioners explains the entire process from the construction of the frame to the moment of printing your first impression. You are shown how to select or assemble every piece of equipment needed: the frame that holds the silk  the fabric and its attachment to the frame  the base on which the print will rest  stencil knives  guides  the squeegee that forces the paint through the silk  drying racks  and other items. All five of the most general and useful techniques with respect to stencils are described: the paper stencil method  the block-out method  the Tusche stencil method  the film stencil method  and the photographic stencil method. Step-by-step instructions detail each technique. Chapters on multi-color silkscreening and color matching and blending make it possible for anyone to produce fine  well-registered prints. In fact  you can use this book as a complete-to-the-last-detail home course for almost every facet of this important modern art form. A special section covers common difficulties and shows you how to reduce or eliminate them. Ninety-six detailed figures cover every step in the process  and 45 plates illustrate work by such renowned artists as Philip Hicken  Harry Schokler  W. Colescott  Riva Helfond  Anthony Velonis  Amelia Hammer  Ray Euffa  and many others who have exhibited at the National Serigraph Society and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921763590197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486204332","price":64.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486204338.jpg?v=1787600773","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/silk-screen-techniques-9780486204338","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}