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| sidewalk surfur |
 Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:56 am |
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I've been attempting to screen my first image onto a deck (no pics yet). I am using speedball acrylic inks. The screen is about 1/4 of an inch off of the deck (except at the edges due to concave, it is off about 1/2" here). My image came through, however it is really blotchy and smudged looking. You can see where the real image edges would have been but i got a lot of extra ink on there somehow. What did i do wrong? Too much ink? Did I push down on the squigee too hard? etc.....
Throw out your opinions folks, it's the only way I have to learn this shit 
Thanks,
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Last edited by sidewalk surfur on Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:39 am; edited 1 time in total
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| sidewalk surfur |
| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:44 am |
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| Homer80 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:50 am |
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| I never screened a board before but I got to believe that if your mesh is 1/4 above the surface your going to make a mess. |
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| sidewalk surfur |
| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:15 am |
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Had to dig around other places for some answers......
the 1/8" to 1/4" gap inch gap is on either side of the board where the concave bend causes the gap to widen. The distance is actually ok, I had to correct my squigee angle, and put my fingers down on the rubber part of the squigee to guide it along the contour of the board. Pulled a couple practice runs on paper last night and they are starting to look a lot better.
Still taking suggestions, tips, ideas that you guys have found along the way that my help my learning process. I'll throw some pics on here later.
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