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State The History of Screen

Printing

Screen printing, screenprinting, Simon’s use of his patented process
silkscreen printing, serigraphy are was primarily used for printing
ways to identify an essentially simple expensive wall coverings on silk,
process with a long history in both linen, paper, and other fine fabrics.

art and industry. Along with its Early in 1910, along with
variety of names screen-printing is photography, screen printers began
also a history of complexity in intent, experimenting with photo-reactive
technique, and artistic use. chemical processes. Roy Beck,
As a stencil process that blocks
areas so another allows ink to pass
through, screen printing is generally

credited to China during the Song
Dynasty (960-1279 CE). Other Asian
countries, such as Japan, would
further add innovation in
combination with block printing and
hand-applied paints.

One advantage is that screen
printing does not need a press, as in

etching, inks can be adjusted for
Fig. 1 Samuel Simon introduced
multiple surfaces from paper to affordability of silk mesh for commercial
used.
ceramics and the application surface
does not need to remain flat.
Silkscreen printing refers to the
original mesh used with a stencil;
nylon, polyester, and metal can
"Europe was introduced
replace the screen for the applied
stencil. Whatever the choice of
a to the process in the
screen, it is most often affixed to
18th century, it would
metal or wooden frame.
The Englishman Samuel Simon
form take the affordability of
patented the screen printed

most familiar in the Western world in silk mesh and
1907. While Europe was introduced
to the process in the 18th century, it commercial use of the
process to make it more
would take the affordability of silk
mesh and commercial use of the
available. "
process to make it more available.

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