Author: Jihyun Lee Email: ljh11110000@gmail.com
Date: Last modified on <06/10/17>
Keywords: screen printing

The photo above depicts DASL logo screen printed on the black fabric . This tutorial shows you how to do the negative method screen printing and takes approximately half an hour to complete.

This tutorial's motivation is to <fill in the blank>. Readers of this tutorial assumes the reader has the following background and interests:

* Know how to print(draw) and cut

The rest of this tutorial is presented as follows:

• Parts List and Sources
• Screen Printing - Negative Method
• Failures and success of screen printing
• Final words

To complete this tutorial, you'll need the following items

Here is the diazo_instructions.pdf (Not for negative method)

This section gives step-by-step instructions along with photos to screen print DASL logo in a negative method. Negative method is blocking the parts of the screen and printing the parts that is not blocked. This way is easier and you can save time than using all of the materials in the kit.

Step 1 : Things to prepare

1. DIAZO screen printing kit

It includes lots of things but for negative method you will need paint, mesh, squeegee from the kit.

2. Fabric to print.

3. Tape that is water proof due to using paint.
4. Cutter and a sheet of paper.

Step 2 : Screen printing


1. Draw(recommend printing) a DASL logo on a sheet of the paper.

2. Cut out the logo with the cutter. At this point, the part that is cut out is going to be printed. Make sure to reduce mistakes in order to print the logo neat.

3. In order to use mesh, this is upper part. This part is going to be used to spread the paint. So you should put paper and tape underneath it.

4. So flip it over and tape the paper you've cut. The logo should be flipped over too. And when you tape the paper check it is waterproof and be careful not to block the logo.

5. After taping it you are ready to do screen printing. As you can see in the picture, put the mesh on the fabric.

6. Spread the speedball fabric paint.The paint is going to go through the part that is cut out and print the logo.

7. Use the squeegee to spread the paint with the light pressure. You can use any direction you want. Just make sure paint is spread evenly and fully covered the logo . Be careful not to spread the paint through out the paper you taped.
If you want to prevent from making a mistake when you spread the paint there are two ways :
Not to use too much paint.
Use more papers to cover all of the part of the mesh you are not going to print.

8. This is the picture of the paint that is spreaded evenly and shallow.

9. Carefully detach the mesh from the fabric and you're logo will be printed.

10. You can print continuously.
11. After printing wash the mesh and squeegee before the paint dries.

A link to the source code can be found <provide URL to your code, probably saved in this DASL Wiki>.
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This tutorial's objective was to teach the students how to do screen printing in negative method.

For questions, clarifications, etc, Email: ljh11110000@gmil.com