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(More customer reviews)Dear artsavedmylife-
We are very sorry that you had a bad experience with your Speedball Screen Printing Kit. While screen printing does require some trial and error, we strive to make the kits complete, fun, and easy to use. Unfortunately, we have not found a way to make them foolproof. Your comments regarding the instructions are well-taken and we have tried to make them easier. To that end, we now include a free instructional DVD in the kit. If you contact me directly, I would be happy to send you the DVD as well as some additional supplies to see if they perform better for you. We include our toll free number in every kit and have people available to help anyone who is having difficulty with our products.
The Ultimate kit does indeed come with 2 different size screens as described on the package. One 8x10 screen and one 10x14 screen provides flexibility and the opportunity to work with 2 screens simultaneously if the printmaker desires. We make many other sizes, but these are two of the most popular. There are also two 9 inch squeegees (referred to as 'scrapers'). One is designed to lay down a heavier layer of ink for printing on fabric, while the other is designed for printing on paper and similar less porous materials. The 9 inch squeegee is the optimal size to print across the width of the 8x10 screen and lengthwise in the 10x14 screen. With this combination you can print either size on both fabric and paper.
You don't need to coat the screen in the dark when using Speedball photo emulsion. We coat screens every day in our lab, at home, in schools, and at printmaking studios around the country in broad daylight with no difficulty. Just be sure to let it dry in a dark place like a cabinet or closet. Once dry, you have a couple minutes in the light before you begin the exposure so there is no need for a darkroom.
It is a real mistake to disparage the "other screen methods" as arts and crafts or child's projects. One need only see the screen prints of Henri Matisse or Jacob Lawrence to learn what an artist can create out of simplicity.
Speedball was the pioneer of water-based screen printing nearly 40 years ago. At a time when other available screen printing materials were harsh, solvent based chemicals, Speedball invested heavily in the research and development of safe, easy to use screen printing materials to complement their water-based relief printing inks. Although we have worked with thousands of students, art educators, and professional artists; we clearly have room to improve and appreciate your feedback.
Walt Glazer
CEO Speedball Art Products Company
waltglazer@speedballart.com
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Speedball Ultimate Screen Printing KitSpeedball Ultimate Screen Printing KitThis really IS the ultimate screen printing kit. It has everything that you need to print on fabricpapercardboardwood- just about any ink receptive substrate. The kit includes one 8x10 inch screen frameone 10x14 inch screen frameone base with hingesone 9 inch squeegeeone 4oz Process Cyan Acrylic Inkone 4oz Process Magenta Acrylic Inkone 4oz Process Yellow Acrylic Inkone 4oz Black Acrylic Inkone 4oz Red Acrylic Inkone 4oz Screen Fillerone 4oz bottle of Drawing Fluidone 4oz Diazo Photo Emulsionone 4oz Diazo Photo Emulsion Removerone 1/2 gram of Diazo sensitizerone Paint BrushMixing SticksTracing Paperan Instruction Bookletand a 55 minute instructional DVD. This kit is ideal for getting startedas a giftor for someone who already knows how to screen print- but wants to get away from using toxicsolvent based inks and materials.
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