How to print a poster with a silk-screen printer

Using a silk-screen printer to print posters is similar to printing on regular size paper. Most of the steps in this module will refer you to instructions for printing on paper.

Posters usually have larger text and designs than regular printed pages. Preparing the designs and stencils for posters, therefore, requires some different techniques. Some of the steps will refer you to instructions for printing on fabric because they are more appropriate for posters.

If you want to print large posters, you will need to use a printer large enough for the size of poster you want, or adapt the printing procedure.

• To adapt the instructions for making a silk-screen printer to make any size you need,

  See:	How to make a silk-screen printer

• Instructions for printing the poster one section at a time will be provided in the future.

Here is a list of the materials needed to print a poster with a silk-screen printer:

• Ink

• Stencil
• Paper or poster board

• Masking tape

• Cleaning materials:

1. Design and draw a graphic.
2. Prepare the stencil.
3. Select the proper ink for the job.
4. Prepare to print.
5. Print trial copies.
6. Print multiple copies.
7. Dry the copies.
8. Clean the printer.

• Task module: How to print a poster with a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Using a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Printing literacy materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 22 October 1999

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