MATERIALS

1. You need a firm, water soluble drawing material to create rubbings since it takes a bit of pressure to transfer the texture. Water color crayons work well. You could also try water color pencils or even lightly applied charcoal. Any texture or object can be used as long as it’s not sharp (torn screens make us sad).

PROCESS

1. Carefully lay your objects underneath the screen. You will create the rubbing from the printing side of the screen.

2. Lightly move your drawing materiel of choice across the screen. Start lightly and gradually work up to stronger pressure. Be careful not to damage to the mesh of the screen. Once damaged, it must be replaced.

3. Print the image using transparent base (clear or tinted if you wish). If your materials were applied too heavily, those areas might not transfer to the paper at first. You can flood the screen again with additional transparent base and try pushing the squeegee much harder, and multiple times if necessary.

4. When finished printing, wash your screen with a gentle cleaner such as Fantastik or Simple Green and water.

ADVANCED MOVES

1. Rougher textures, like coarse sandpaper or concrete, can be used as long as you take a gentle approach.

2. You can lift and rotate the screen to make patterns and other layered effects.