New Screen Printing Method for Beginners and Pros

Back in the days, I interned at a screen printer. For multicolour, we had all the screens set up in a circle around a pole and pre-aligned them. That way, you printed one colour and then pivoted the screen you just used to the side, thereby brining in the next screen already aligned perfectly. That way, you saved the time of changing screens in the holder for every print. Another, but similar, method we used on 4-colour prints had the printing base rather than the screen rotate. 5 stations; one to put whatever you were printing on on (and in the end off) the base, and then passing it on in turn to the four colours. Granted, that's a bit overkill for a beginner maker; but worth mentioning, I think.

I am in general a fan of the "Not a tutorial, but an educational explanation of what I did and the considerations I was making in the process" format, and this video is a 10/10 for me. Looking forward to whatever you put out next.

one thing i like about you is that you always have one eye pointed to the future. who else would have sanded and varnished the plywood immediately to make future cleanup easier? it's good to see you so excited about this new direction. your sister does great work, too.

Screen printing aside, that's one hella aesthetically pleasing looking workshop!

Thank you for a very interesting video, Cris! You seem to be full of energy and creativity again and that makes me really happy!

Wow. What a huge advance over the traditional methods! So much simpler, faster and much easier to keep screens in registration. Perfect for short-run multicolor prints.... and very economical, given what's included in that multicolor kit. (Clever technique on the magnet and thin ruler to keep the notebooks flat.)

It's always such a joy to watch your creative process! I love that you share the mistakes and problems as well! Creativity is often messy but when you see the end result all the hard work is worth it! Thank you!

You need a white base on dark fabrics :) great video, so informative, love your channel

You come across as such a kind and caring person and I thank you for all your help in various products that I've used over the years. Keep up the great work! Esp. love the glue scraper.

Love it! Your quality and attention to detail is what keeps me coming back. Can’t believe you’re almost at 1 million subs!

The BOOM is back! Thanks for sharing this cool process, Cris!

You're so cool. I'm glad I found your channel; the inspiration you create is like no other. Thank you!

So cool! Things have changed a lot since I took a screenprinting class in 2009!

Cris,thanks for sharing your work and interests with us

Yellow is always such a transparent colour, it is best to apply a layer of white underneath, then it will really pop.

Of course you played around drumming on it! I’m finally retiring. More time to do my art. Reviewing your videos for my studio set up. I am building my own desk after an inspiration from one of your videos. I think I got those same craft cover notebooks for my art students. I think I would like to try putting wood veneer on them. They look so nice.

You make it look so easy. Well done

Great video Cris, cool idea adapting the microscope to the camera.

Awesome ! Also, the yellow silhouette seen at 28:03 would make a great poster/t-shirt (maybe add your 'get hands dirty' logo on the silhouette' shirt)

A true labor of love! Great project, great machines.