Ceramic Screen Printing Process

A browse through the pottery making illustrated back issues or the ceramic arts network archives turns up lots of articles on various ways to print on clay.

Ceramic screen printing process. An extra cool thing about this clip from the graphic pot is that jason shows how. This paper reports on the use of the taguchi method to improve screen printing quality for fine pitch mlccs. Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue pape. It can be a tricky process that takes some research and experimentation.

Challenges of screen printing glass and ceramics. When you choose to screen print onto the clay depends in part on your desired outcome for the surface of your form. Techniques for diy screen printing on ceramic clay bisque ezscreen diy silk screen stencils can be used for screen printing on ceramic bisque polymer clay and other pottery surfaces. Today i am going to share a ceramic decorating technique that was adapted from another artistic process.

It had been the method of choice but it is being quickly replaced by digital printing. Screen printing on ceramics is definitely a trend these days and one of the main trend setters in this area is jason bige burnett. I wanted to make my own screens using the facilities available at hbp and then print my own ceramic inks. There are many techniques for printing on ceramic surfaces including.

Jason draws on his background in screen printing and image design to create his super fun work. Thus paste screen printing quality is critical if an mlcc firm is to gain a competitive edge. Printing onto clay is not a new technique. Because the inks are designed to air dry they can dry quickly on the screens.

In my experience you want to print while the clay has a good amount of moisture still in it. Digitally printing ceramic tiles. Such is the screen printing glazing and firing process. In today s post jason shows how to transfer a screen printed image to a clay slab.

Empirical results demonstrate a significant improvement in printing quality and point to a successful application of this process. Like the rest of the ceramic process there is a sweet spot for when it is best to print directly onto clay.