silk screen

noun

Definition of silk screen

: a stencil process in which coloring matter is forced onto the material to be printed through the meshes of a silk or organdy screen so prepared as to have pervious printing areas and impervious nonprinting areas also : a print made by this process

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artists who work in silk screen He decorated the office with paintings and silkscreens.

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Position the silk screen on the plate and press down firmly to adhere. — Erin Francois, House Beautiful, "Blogger Sneak Peek: Hand-Painted Blue & White Plates," 3 Feb. 2015 Use adhesive silk screens and acrylic paint for highly detailed lace and botanical designs. — Erin Francois, House Beautiful, "Blogger Sneak Peek: Hand-Painted Blue & White Plates," 3 Feb. 2015 Once the designers are sure, the playfield is fabricated and silk screened with graphics onsite. — Peter Rugg, Popular Mechanics, "Inside America's Last Great Pinball Factory," 27 Mar. 2017 From there, a basic stencil — a skyline or the outline of a cartoon character — was applied using a silk screen and then the delicate work of airbrushing and embellishing could begin. — refinery29.com, "How Brutal Cult Leader Tony Alamo Amassed A Fortune With Bedazzled Denim Jackets," 29 June 2018 Hermes scarves are painstakingly silk screened by hand and come in a variety of sizes. — Allison Carey, cleveland.com, "Cuffs celebrates the Hermes silk scarf, meet visiting silk ambassador from Paris (photos)," 27 Oct. 2017 His silk screen prints of American cultural icons like Marilyn Monroe and paintings of Campbell Soup cans had earned him international acclaim. — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, "How Andy Warhol 'hoodwinked' Oregon 50 years ago," 20 Oct. 2017

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