Make your own water-based Screen Printing Ink with just 2 ingredients!
Ingredients:
- Natural Acrylik Paint
- Water
Supplies:
- Silkscreen
- Squeegee
- Spatula
- Container
- Paper
Step 1: Measure out 1 part Natural Acrylik Paint and 1 part water.
Step 2: Using a spatula, mix the two together in a container. Make sure you mix thoroughly; it may take a few minutes. The Acrylik tends to settle towards the bottom so make sure you mix it well.
Step 3: Once mixed, prepare your screen and paper. Using your spatula dish out your desired amount of ink onto your screen. Note – The ink tends to be runnier than traditional screenprinting inks but performs the same.
Step 4: Place your paper and pull your squeegee with ink across your screen to produce your prints!
Step 5: Clean Up – When done printing your edition, using soap and water on a sponge, clean out your screen along with your spatula and squeegee. It helps to have a high pressure sprayer; the Acrylik tends to stain the screen a bit more than traditional inks.
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