Silk-screen prints can be made in several ways. These pictures illustrate a technique using a greasy liquid called <I>tusche.</I> First, the artist paints a design onto a screen with tusche (picture 1) and allows the liquid to dry. Then a glue-and-water mixture is applied. After the mixture dries, it is washed with a solvent (picture 2), which removes the tusche and its glue coating. The artist then applies ink with a squeegee (picture 3). The ink passes through the open areas--but not the glue-covered areas--onto the paper below. The artist removes the printed design (picture 4) and hangs the sheet up to dry.
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World Book illustrations by David Cunningham</P>
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