Our Unique Toronto Screen Printing Process

Here is a summarized list from start to finish of our custom screen printing process!

1. Screens are coated with a light sensitive dye called emulsion and left to dry on the screen
2. Next our client sends us the vector artwork via email (these are the personal images that you want printed)
3. We then separate the colors in the artwork (assuming there is more than one color) and then print each color individually on to its own film positive (this is simply a clear sheet of paper) ensuring that the artwork is completely black
4. The film positive is placed on to the emulsion coated screen and then placed onto the exposure unit to expose the artwork and burn it into the screen. This process takes approximately 5 minutes and this process is repeated for each film, which has its own color in the artwork.
5. After the “burn” process, the screen is then washed out with a pressure washer leaving the artwork burned into the image
6. Finally, the screen is then lined up on the press for proper placement on the garment. Ink is then placed on to the screen and rolled over the area where the artwork was burned to get the final image onto the garment!