Ceramic Screen Printing Process

When you choose to screen print onto the clay depends in part on your desired outcome for the surface of your form.

Ceramic screen printing process.

Such is the screen printing glazing and firing process. The final part of the project which has been funded with a bursary from a n the artists information company involved using the knowledge and techniques learnt at hot bed press to create my own ceramic screen prints. This paper reports on the use of the taguchi method to improve screen printing quality for fine pitch mlccs. Like the rest of the ceramic process there is a sweet spot for when it is best to print directly onto clay.

Screen printing on ceramics is definitely a trend these days and one of the main trend setters in this area is jason bige burnett. Challenges of screen printing glass and ceramics. Digitally printing ceramic tiles. Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue pape.

It had been the method of choice but it is being quickly replaced by digital printing. Today i am going to share a ceramic decorating technique that was adapted from another artistic process. In my experience you want to print while the clay has a good amount of moisture still in it. It can be a tricky process that takes some research and experimentation.

Successful screen printing on glass and ceramic substrates isn t just about using the right machinery and the right inks. There are many techniques for printing on ceramic surfaces including. Because the inks are designed to air dry they can dry quickly on the screens. Jason draws on his background in screen printing and image design to create his super fun work.

Empirical results demonstrate a significant improvement in printing quality and point to a successful application of this process. Thus paste screen printing quality is critical if an mlcc firm is to gain a competitive edge. In today s post jason shows how to transfer a screen printed image to a clay slab. An extra cool thing about this clip from the graphic pot is that jason shows how.

Screen printing the biscuits unfired but preformed ceramic tiles with any textured patterning already pressed into them risks breakage. Printing onto clay is not a new technique.