The emulsion which was not hardened washes away , while the hardened emulsion remains on the screen . Next, the color to be printed using the screen is mixed. From about 15 basic colors, the color mixer can create any color of ink needed. The inks range from opaque to transparent glazes. Printing The screen and paper to be printed on are placed on the printing press.
Ink is applied by the printer, one print at a time .
After all prints are complete for one color, a new screen is placed on the press and the next color is applied to all of the prints. This process continues for each different color screen . To complete a serigraph print, it can take days, weeks or months depending on the number of color screens involved. Each completed serigraph print is given a final inspection to ensure that the print meets Samper Silkscreen's high quality standards.