3rd Color, cyan…
4th Color, bright red…
5th Color, purple…
Test printing the 6th color, dark red, which looks way too dark and opaque. At this stage I start adding transparent base until the bright red underneath starts to shine through…
Got it, one more color to go…
Checking the rose test prints against my color swatch book, got it on the 3rd try…
Adding and mixing more tranparent base on screen…
Second color done and drying on rack…
Checking the color against my pantone swatch book. At this stage, the blue was too dark and opaque…
It’s a small run so I add transparent base to the screen and mix…
After a few rounds of mixing in transparent base and test printing I’m finally happy with the light blue…
Mixing the second color, rose…
This print required tight registration so I racked the paper before printing to let each sheet expand, contract, or whatever it wants to do. The temperature in my studio varies and all paper reacts differently especially when ink hits it…
Putting the screen in the press…
First color, aqua…
First test print…
“Shooting” a screen meaning blasting it with a very bright UV light…
All the areas blocked out by the light (black on film) wash away creating a stencil…
Screens drying…
Film positive generated by my Epson…
One film for each color…
The screens are coated with photo emulsion, one screen for each color…
Each film positive is attached to the screen with tape to hold it in place…
A view of the screen inside of vacuum bed…
Lucky Bunny Visual Communications (LBVC) is the brainchild of Rich DeSimone. He's an Artist who's into painting, screen printing, sculpting and art directing.
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