Screen Printing on Fleece
By following specific guidelines, printing a detailed, simulated process print like this sea turtle can be only slightly more difficult than printing T-shirts.
Screen Printing on Fleece
Figure A. Here, 20″ x 24″ OD static aluminum frames stretched to 20 N/cn were used to print the sea turtle. A 156-mesh was used for the white underbase and 230-mesh for the colors. Notice the amount of detail in the white underbase print.
Screen Printing on Fleece
Figure B. Notice the grey scale in the top right-hand corner of the film positive. Exposing this grey scale on each screen for every color is a great way to visually inspect that all the halftone dots from the 5%-100% tonal range are exposed and washed out properly.
Screen Printing on Fleece
Figure C. The white underbase was printed with a 156-mesh and flashed before printing the remaining five colors, wet on wet, on top of this base print.
Screen Printing on Fleece
Figure D. Here, you can see the white underbase, black and red. Although there is not a lot of red in the design, it adds a realistic quality.
Screen Printing on Fleece
This close-up photo illustrates how the 45-line elliptical dots at 61-degree angles look at close range.