Screen Printed Ceramic Tiles

Screen printing started off by giving 3 coats of yellow under glaze on a tile.

Screen printed ceramic tiles.

Not only has it made possible more realistic reproductions of other surface materials i e wood stone or brick but those reproductions also feel real because the printing includes texture. Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue paper to transfer the image to bisque. Your image sliced and printed on multiple tiles to create one large mural. In contrast digital inkjet printing does not touch the tile biscuits.

Create a tile mural. Lifted it off voila. Laid the silk screen stencil on top and used a flat artist brush to paint a black under glaze over the stencil. After all screen printing involves touching the unfired clay and using at least some pressure to force ink through the screen mesh.

We decided to head to a local ceramic studio and try it out ourselves. But with large format screen printing presses screen printing is used to print on glass window panels doors tiles and mirrors either for business signage or decorative and architectural purposes. Our customers have provided feedback and made youtube videos showing our product on ceramic and pottery. Ezscreen diy silk screen stencils can be used for screen printing on ceramic bisque polymer clay and other pottery surfaces.

Screen printing the biscuits unfired but preformed ceramic tiles with any textured patterning already pressed into them risks breakage. There are also ample commercial uses for screen printing on glass and ceramics. Inkjet technology has truly transformed ceramic and porcelain tile. There are many techniques for printing on ceramic surfaces including.