Printing Craft Practice 2, WASSCE (SC), 2019

Question 5

(a)        Sketch a prepared screen and label any three of its parts.


(b)        Name two methods of screen printing.


(c)        State one use each of the following in screen printing:
            (i)         squeegee;
            (ii)        frame;            
            (ii)        ink.

 

Observation

Most of the candidates attempted thse questions and performed very well.  Although some of the candidates could not draw and label a prepared screen properly.

The solution is shown below:

(A)       A sketch of a prepared screen and its labeled parts.


(B)     Method of screen printing

-           Stencil method
-           Lacquer method                    
-           Photographic method

Use of the following in screen printing

(C)       (i)         Squeegee: used to force ink through a mesh.

             (ii)        Frame: It is what the mesh is stretched on before printing.

            (iii)       Ink: The fluid that is used to register image on substance.