MATERIALS

1. Really any screen will do. There are no special restrictions or considerations. The beauty of this process is that if you have a less than perfect screen, no problem, it can still be a productive member of society.

2. Use a squeegee wider than your image.

PROCESS

1. There is not a set strategy here, it’s all about trial and error.

2. Essentially you want to flood, or even only partially flood your image, and then use uneven, lighter than usual, and generally irregular pressure to print the image. It goes against everything you were probably taught.

3. Letting the ink dry a bit after flooding the image can help if your going for a grainy texture. I only flood the image once in that case – less ink is better.

4. Experiment with placing pressure on different areas of the squeegee, printing only part of the image, varying pressure as you print, etc.

5. Clean as usual when done.

ADVANCED MOVES

1. Try flooding the screen and only partially printing the image. Then re-flood the image with a different color and do the same. You can start to build up textures reminiscent of peeling paint.

2. To create a speckled-spotty texture, I dip the edge of the squeegee in just a little ink and then drag the squeegee over the screen very lightly and at a really low angle, close to the screen. With a little practice you can vary the size of the spots. I’ve also done it using only matboard chips for smaller areas.