“One of the hidden gems of screen-printing is the beauty of the “test print.” Because screen prints are created one color, one layer at a time, the artists often test each layer before they start the print run. They often use left over prints, pages from old runs, and even misprinted paper. The test prints slowly gather more and more layers of color and artwork from dozens of different jobs. It’s not unusual for a test print to find itself run through the press more than two dozen times. The resulting prints are always unique and are always surprising. Because test prints are a pragmatic by-product of the actual printing process, these pieces of art contain a spontaneous and reckless emotion that is impossible for an artist to plan. Once a print is started no one knows exactly what the end results will look like. The process itself allows for so much randomness that the imperfections are embraced rather than shunned and accidents frequently become the highlight of the piece.”

- Eric Nyffeler and Michael Nielsen, curators of “Fuck Up” exhibition in Nebraska; an ode to the test print.

These guys put together a 16 layer print with the test prints from the artists in their show. Sweeeeet. (via: For Print Only)

4 layers/11 layers

14 layer/16 layers

these peöple multi-layer screenprint anyone? …joe can send us his layer from Maryland!

Andrio Abero is a Filipino-american graphic designer and illustrator from Seattle.
He does lovely screenprints, doesn’t he? Check andrinoabero.com

Nice posters from Sonnenzimmer; a Chicago based art and screen print studio

Jay Ryan has been making screenprinted concert posters and related items since 1995, first at Screwball Press, and (since 1999) at his own shop, The Bird Machine. Since graduating with a degree in painting from the University of Illinois (Urbana) in 1994, Jay has played bass guitar in Dianogah, and spends the rest of his time splitting firewood or thinking about bicycling.

you can look on his website here

Jason Munn is originally from Wisconsin but now calls Oakland, California home. Arising from a love of independent music, design, and making for the sake of making, his posters soon became a fixture in the local independent music scene.

He started The Small Stakes in the fall of 2003, and it has since unfolded into a successful independent design studio, producing nationally and internationally commissioned work in a range of print materials, including book covers, album packaging, T-shirt designs, screen-printed posters, and illustrations.

I would just like to express how hard it was to only choose 4 posters to blog, these were shortlisted from a list of 13, which were shortlisted from a list of 21. Yes, that hard. And they’re all screenprinted. This guy has most definately got the skillzzz.

Check him out here

A few images from Free Tea an arts showcase at the V Club in Glasgow on the 14th December

These Perverts Design   ( limited run )

First line of these peöple tote bags!

Most people do what on a Friday night? Go out?? Nah mate, we at these peöple are all about home economics. Crack out the iron and get gliding away…

All in preparation for our stall at Free Tea tomorrow, woop woop.

SO in true these peöple style, we just spent the last hour whipping off some last minute limited edition screenprinted bags for the FREE TEA event in Glasgow tomorrow. Mega hectic, but we managed to pull it off and they’re looking awesome. Pop down to the V Club on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow tomorrow, to check out the designs and pick one up for yourself!

Our friend Jamiecoolbeans does a great job of modelling/acting as a living drying rack for our wares…

Today these peöple created 13 bags for FREE TEA, a design fair in Glasgow this saturday. Obviously we had to use our these perverts theme but we will be printing some other designs so keep an eye out. One thing you’ll all agree- Lally, one of our senior designers, modeled the bags beautifully.

You dig?