Screen printing was first created in China in 221 AD as a way to transfer their designs onto fabrics.. Later on the apanese followed the Chinese and began using a similar technique to the Chinese but they used stencils to create imagery onto fabric. The stencils were made using human hair and paper. At this time stiff brushes were used to push the ink through the mesh to allow the print to come through the stencil. Later on in the 17th century the French began to use silk screens which was a development from the hair which the Japanese used. It is still unknown as to who began to use the silk to stretch over the frame.. Then later on in the 20th century squeegees were first used to push the ink through the mesh from the screen. This seemed to be more of an conventional way of screen printing. There was many different artists which used the screen printing process to create their artwork these include; Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Peter Blake. The most well known artist to use the screen printing process was Andy Warhol. Below is an image of Andy Warhol using the screen printing process. Now it was my turn to do this process. First of all we got asked to submit a photograph which must have a simple design which must have aspects that were high in contrast to have a lasting effect once printing. The image which I had decided to use was the one below. I sent this off to my tutor Emma where she showed me that I needed to change the photo into black and white, this was so when you do the printing process it would be an easier process. The actual printing process is shown on this document that my tutor Emma sent us. Unfortunately, I actually forgot to photograph me doing the process, but here are some photos of my peers doing the screen printing process. This is how my own screen printing turned out. Overall, I was really impressed with how this turned out. Considering, I had never done it before, I was really impressed with how it turned out. If I was going to do this again, I would personally experiment more with it by printing the same thing over the original print. To make it look almost like a multiple exposure. In fact I could have two screens and print with them to create a multiple exposure which would make it look really cool. ReferencesLeicesterprintworkshop.com. 2022. A brief history of screenprinting - Leicester Print Workshop. [online] Available at: <http://www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/printmaking/screenprinting/a_brief_history_of_screenprinting/#:~:text=Screenprinting%20originated%20in%20China%20(around,was%20woven%20from%20human%20hair.> [Accessed 11 June 2022]. seller, B. and Campbell's Soup I: Tomato, 1., 2022. Andy Warhol: Campbell's Soup I: Tomato, 1968. Art Print, Canvas on Stretcher. [online] kunst-fuer-alle.de. Available at: <https://www.art9000.com/poster/en/browse/image/22/16/index.htm> [Accessed 11 June 2022]. Blended, P., 2014. A Complete History of Screen Printing. [online] Palmetto Blended. Available at: <https://palmettoblended.com/blogs/news/a-complete-history-of-screen-printing> [Accessed 16 May 2022]. Kordic, A., 2016. Screen Printing - The Complete Story | Widewalls. [online] Widewalls. Available at: <https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/screen-printing-silksreen-print [Accessed 16 May 2022]
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