Definition

Noun: A print made using a stencil process. In this process, an image or design is placed on a very fine mesh screen. Ink is then forced through the open areas of the screen onto a printing surface using a squeegee.

Usage

This term refers specifically to the final printed product created by the silk screen printing technique. - The artist sold her colorful silk screen print of the city skyline. - This gallery specializes in vintage concert posters that are original silk screen prints.

Advanced Usage

• As a compound modifier: The term can be used adjectivally before another noun to describe the print's method of creation.
  • She purchased a silk screen print poster from the 1960s.

Variants and Related Words

• Silkscreen (noun/verb): Often used as a single word to refer to the same printing technique or product.
  • He learned how to silkscreen in art class.
• Screen print (noun): A common shortened form.
  • The design is available as a screen print or a digital download.

Synonyms

• Serigraph: A formal term, often used for fine art prints made by this method.
  • The museum exhibited a series of Warhol serigraphs.

Noun

1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil