Mesh Stencils are My Favorite & Here’s How I Make Them.
First, I pick up a design I want to make and trace it in Photoshop until it’s pure black and white (Or get it off of Etsy).
Then I print that design on clear film using an inkjet printer.
That film goes on top of a blank, unexposed mesh stencil.
Next, I expose it under a UV light for about 35 seconds.
Once it’s done, I rinse it in warm water with a little dish soap. The areas that weren’t exposed to light rinse away, leaving the detailed design behind.
Then I let it dry overnight and expose it again for a few minutes to cure it fully.
After that, it’s ready to use.
I just peel it off, stick it to my project, and scrape Scorch Paint across.
That’s how I get the cleanest, most detailed burns you’ll ever see.
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It looks printed, because it is…Screen PRINTING is in the name.
It is Different from Press Block Printing.
The best part is that you get that detail super repeatable over a longer time period as long as you clean it properly.
Where as press blocks wear away Eventually.
Though, I Especially love the skill involved in hand carved press blocks.
I’ve been looking for an old thermofax is this what you use?
You guys were so close to being honest for once. It looks printed because you’re screen printing it on.
But doesn’t it take a lot more skill and equipment to do uv stencils? I’ve done them for silk screen printing and they aren’t a beginner level thing.
I love the look