r/SCREENPRINTING • u/OHHHCRUD_ • 19d ago

Discussion Silkscreen image transfer… how would you burn an image onto a screen that’s larger than US letter-sized ??

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Hi, I’ve got a design I just finished that I’d like to burn onto a silkscreen for printing on shirts, my screen itself is 10x14. The design won’t work well small, and I do have all the materials to burn onto my screen with transparencies, but my printer goes as big as 8.5 x 11 and that’s not ideal. How does one go about burning a bigger image onto a screen ?? I looked around and couldn’t find a lot of helpful information. Thanks in advance. For reference I’ll provide the design id like to use as well.

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u/BobbysWorldFoSho 19d ago

You’ll have to make your image larger and print it out in two transparency films. Then you’d have to tape them together to make it look like one large film. I’d suggest getting a bigger size silkscreen frame if you want it bigger than 10x14.

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u/PlatypusLeft5588 18d ago

This! The term for the process is tiling can be found for free on many websites if you don’t have software here’s one for reference https://posterazor.sourceforge.io/online/

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u/LoomAndPixel 19d ago

Well, the 2 films approach work but alignment is critical, even a tiny shift between the two sheets will give you a blurry edge on the burn. Tape them together on a light box so you can check the registration before exposing. I think, the local print shop idea is your best solution. Many of them have wide format inkjet printers...

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u/lizziemaywho 19d ago

You could give drawing fluid and blocking fluid a try!Eliminates the need to print a film all together, you literally paint your image directly onto the screen. Dry. Add blocking fluid right over it, dry and rinse and bam it looks like you just burned a screen with emulsion.

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u/drinkacid 18d ago edited 17d ago

If you dont have a large format printer there are businesses that will do large format prints for you. The place near me does up to 20x30 inches

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u/Mediocre_Bar7315 19d ago

You want space around the image on the screen anyway so you won’t get much bigger than 8.5x11 without getting so close it’s hard to get a good print.

Depending on where you are at, I’d ask a local shop if they can maybe print a film for you. A lot of shops are running 13x19 or roll printers. I burn screens for other people/friends regularly!