I began by stripping the screen so that I could add the emulsion once it was dried. Once I had exposed the screen, I was able to begin printing. I had the 4 layers on the same screen, so in order to create the prints I had to do it quite quick before the ink dried and blocked the screen.
I started by trying to work out the best order for the colours to be printed. I found that the lighter colours when printed first worked best to ensure the clearest overlap on the final print. This process of trial and error took a long time and a lot of practice prints were produced.
In order to ensure the layers would line up accurately, I printed out a digital copy of the design so that this could be used to line the paper up with the screen. This worked well and I could tel the difference from the first couple of prints that I tried without this guide to match it up against.
The process is messy and doesn't easily allow for a perfect print. The majority of the prints had slight imperfections or smudges on them. These seemed unavoidable as each of the experiments had different marks on them. I was able to print a large amount of the design so that the best one could be selected as the final print. I think the imperfections add character and prove that the poster was created using the traditional printing method, the part of the brief that made it different to a normal digitally printed poster that I would usually produce.
I would like to try this method more when I have less time restrictions, allowing for more experimentation and time to perfect the print.
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