Screen Printing On Wood Signs

We wanted this sign to be multiple colors so we started by taping off all the text and design except for the center christmas tree.

Screen printing on wood signs. Plastic frames are great when screen printing onto fabric and t shirts but there s no need when printing on wood. Making wood prints with a clothes iron. Screen printing duplicates a design on the surface of an object most commonly on textiles. Very quick decent image quality clean process.

The next way to print on wood is using a simple clothes iron. So the verdict is. 2 don t use a plastic frame. Screen printing is also known as silk screening and is a traditional image transfer process that has been used by artisans for centuries.

Average image quality acetone is a harsh chemical. In the past i have used stencil vinyl to paint signs. This wood sign was painted with speedball opaque raspberry ink then screen printed with speedball opaque pearly white ink. You can screen print onto other surfaces such as plastic or wood.

We typically use a strip of blue painters tape on the top edge of the. Pull your print directly up from your design and you will have a awesome creative screen. I think the light colored arrow i was trying to use on this sign wasn t bright enough and the wood wasn t light enough otherwise it would have worked. Today i want to show you a method that is so much faster especially if you are making more than one sign with your design.

Printing on wood with acetone pro s and con s. You can screen print on wood. Yup color will print as well just be extra careful about painting on the water and the bigger the letters the less likely it will be to run. Using a 2 squeegee and speedball green screen printing ink the christmas tree design was printed onto the wood sign and allowed to dry.

Make sure to pass over the print several times to be sure the ink clears the screen. All you need is literally just the clothes iron here.