SCREEN Materials List / Spring 2025

Your lab fee covers:
Squeegees, newsprint, rag service, colored inks, ink transparent base, drawing fluid, screen filler, stencil remover, haze remover, degreasers, spray adhesive, screen coaters, cleaning materials and various printing equipment and materials in the studio. Since printmaking involves multiples, typically larger amounts of materials are consumed than for a drawing course. Every effort is made to keep your costs at a minimum, but you should still expect to pay at least as much as you would for textbooks and materials in an academic course for these additional supplies, and perhaps more.

You will also receive: 14"x17" Clear Duralar .005 (for registration); 3 opaquing pens; 1 sharpie; registration pins; 3 sheets of both Thai kobo & Arnhem.

​List of Required Materials:
Many of these materials you will be able to purchase at Frame of Mind (art supply store @ 1706 Brooks St), others you may choose to order online and some items you can purchase through the Print Studio. I have listed the prices for many of the items below for comparison.  You may also consider getting together with a group of other students and do a group order to save money as well. (See list of suppliers at the bottom of this page).

Buying materials through the print studio is purely optional and is intended for your convenience & cost saving. Items sold through the print studio include shipping & account fee's.  These items may be purchased during class, so you will need to plan ahead!  Not being able to get ahold of me to purchase supplies is NOT a reason to not have work done on time.
Required Materials: -These can be purchased at Frame of Mind, (They will give a 15% student discount if you purchase all your printmaking supplies)
From (Ace Hardware/Lowes/Home Depot)
  • 1 Roll of Duct tape 
  • 1 Roll of Clear packing tape (Large size) or Green 2" Painters Mate tape
  • 1 roll of blue painters tape (1")
  • 1 roll scotch tape (optional)

Optional additional Items you may want to try:
  • Acrylic Paint Markers & Pigment based Pens
  • Laser printer transparencies (see below)
  • Apron
  • ​Additional Ink Colors and Fabric Inks are available at Frame of Mind.
​Materials available through the Print Studio
Buying materials through the print shop is purely optional, and can be purchased during regular class time.  You can order directly from suppliers too, links are listed below.
PAPER /
​When buying paper online, it often lists a GSM. 

What does ‘GSM’ mean? The term ‘GSM’ simply stands for ‘Grams per Square Meter and is used for measuring paper weight. Put simply, if you were to take a 1m² piece of a certain type of paper, how much would it weigh in grams?

So the higher the number, the thicker the paper.
For example Arnhem 1618 comes in two weights, either 245 gsm (90 lb) or 320 gsm (120 lb)  By comparison Thai Kozo is 35 gsm.
I sell some papers through the print studio, but if looking for additional papers / OTHER BRANDS of Paper that work great: I recommend buying from either Blick or Talasonline.com.   
​Stonehenge / Rives / Arches / Somerset / Coventry
Paper Available through the Print Studio /
  • Thai kozo / 25" x 37", 35 gsm,  is a thin eastern styled paper for hand printing or press printing. ($3.00/sht) 
  • Arnhem 1618-WARM WHITE / 22" x 30", 240 gsm/90 lb is a thicker western styled paper for printing. ($3.00/sheet) 
  • Arnhem 1618-GRAY / 22" x 30", 240 gsm/90 lb is a thicker western styled paper for printing. ($3.50/sheet)
  • Arches - Buff / 22"x 30", 240 gsm/90 lb is a thicker western styled paper ($3.00/sheet)
  • Lennox 100 -WHITE / 22"x 30", 250 gsm is a thicker western styled paper. ($3.00/sheet)
  • Hahnemuhle Ingres / 18 3/4" x 24 3/4", has a beautiful laid pattern (Var. Colors). ($2.50/sheet)
Additional Paper Available through the Print Studio / For Screen Printing Only
​(these papers do not react well to dyeing)
  • Cougar #100 Cover-Bright White / 19" x 25", is a smooth paper which is great for screen printing. ($1.00/sht)
  • Cougar #100 Cover-Natural / 19" x 25", is an warm white, smooth paper which is great for screen printing. ($2.00/sht)
  • Neenah Cool Gray, 100# Cover 19" x 25", is a cool gray, smooth paper ($1.00/sht)
  • Kraft-Tone / 100# Cover, 19" x 25", (in 4 colors: Lemon drop, Cement Green, Steel Blue, Paper Bag); ($2.00/sht)
Other items available through the print studio:
  • R Laser Film / (8.5"x11"), $.50/sheet (You must buy at least two at a time)
  • R Laser Film / (11"x17"), $1.00/sheet 
  • Ulano Rubylith Film / 20"x24",  ($3.00/Sheet)
  • Grafix Clear Acetate / 19"x 25", .005, $3.00/Sheet
  • Grafix Matte Acetate  / 19"x 25", .003, $3.00 /Sheet (good for drawings)
  • Duralar Matte / 19"x 25", .005, $3.00/Sheet- (This is the one item cheaper at the bookstore- $2.48)
 Picture
Transparencies: (LINK TO PAGE ON TRANSPARENCIES)
Drawing Materials (for hand-drawing)
  • Micron pens (Pigment based) work well
  • Acrylic Markers:  KRINK brand, Molotow brand or Montana Acrylic Markers (Available locally at Michaels)

Suppliers

PAPER:
INK
SCREENS:
GENERAL NEEDS:
TAPE:
FILM:
Digital Tooks:
Packaging:

Screens & Squeegees 

You can buy wood or metal squeegees from any of the sources above.  (Wood is generally cheaper).
We have been using 70 Durometer (Rubber Hardness) for our shop.  Length is either 14" or 16".


SCREENS:
Come in Aluminum or wood (Aluminum is lighter and doesn't warp due to moisture, but costs a little more.)
Screens are available from a variety of the sources above.  Buying several at once is cheaper due to shipping.

Mesh comes in white or yellow. (Both work well)
Mesh counts:
110 is good for printing Flats or bold images.
160 is a good over all mesh count for most hand drawing images and even halftones (THIS IS A GOOD COMPROMISE)
220 is good for more detail on halftones.
305 is good for fine line work or more detailed halftones