{"id":1389475,"date":"2018-10-12T15:22:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T14:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1389475"},"modified":"2024-06-13T03:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T02:22:49","slug":"screen-printing-with-jacksons-studio-acrylic-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/12\/screen-printing-with-jacksons-studio-acrylic-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Printing with Jackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic Paint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liz Whiteman Smith<\/a> is a full-time printmaker based in London, best known for her colourful screenprints of London buildings, Alice in Wonderland characters, patterned boobies, quirky dinosaurs and her elegant little cacti. She shows her original prints at Espacio Gallery, Bankside Gallery, Southbank Printmakers Gallery and the Affordable Art Fair.<\/big><\/p>\n

For the last four years Liz has been screen printing at Print Club London, a water-based studio, so she works with acrylic paint to which she adds a screenprinting medium. Because she had heard that the new Jackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic Paints<\/a> were good value for lots of pigment she wanted to see if they would work for her printmaking.<\/big><\/p>\n

Be sure to watch the three short videos showing Liz’s printmaking process and her very impressive registration technique!<\/big><\/p>\n

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Screen Printing with Jackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic Paint
\nby Liz Whiteman Smith<\/h1>\n

Jackson’s has recently brought out a range of 32 studio acrylics in a range of colours. I have been testing some of them for the last few months to see if they would work for my screenprinting: Cobalt blue hue, Sap Green hue, Cadmium red hue, Cadmium yellow hue and Magenta.<\/p>\n

\u2018Jackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic Paint<\/a> is a range of smooth, non-chalky and highly pigmented acrylic colours; they are perfect for artists who get through a lot of paint and who demand high pigment levels in their studio essentials. The range includes 29 highly lightfast colours, none of which contain fillers, toxic pigments or heavy metals. Available in bottles only and with a consistency slightly more heavy body than our professional \u2018Artist\u2019 acrylic range, these colours dry to a beautiful satin finish and are fully intermixable with any other acrylic brand.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

I use lots of different brands, I started out with Daler-Rowney System 3, but also use Golden and Liquitex acrylic paints to find the exact shade. I use System 3 Acrylic Printing Medium for paper<\/a> and I print on John Purcell’s Heritage White 315gsm paper<\/a>. Obviously, there are different reasons for choosing different brands, one is cost. First I looked at the costs of the different brands I use:<\/p>\n

Titanium White<\/strong>
\nJackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic:<\/strong> 500ml is \u00a310.40 or \u00a32.08 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nSystem 3:<\/strong> 500ml is \u00a311.30 or \u00a32.26 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nLiquitex:<\/strong> 138ml is \u00a39.70 or \u00a37.02 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nGolden:<\/strong> 150ml is \u00a313.50 or \u00a39 per 100ml<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cadmium Red (some genuine, some hue)<\/strong>
\nJackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic:<\/strong> 500ml is \u00a310.40 or \u00a32.08 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nSystem 3:<\/strong> 500ml is \u00a3 11.30 or \u00a32.26 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nLiquitex:<\/strong> 59ml is \u00a39.90 or \u00a316.78 per 100ml<\/strong>
\nGolden:<\/strong> 150ml is \u00a317.30 or \u00a311.53 per 100ml<\/strong><\/p>\n

This shows that the Jackson\u2019s Studio range is lower in cost than Daler-Rowney\u2019s System 3 range and much less expensive than Liquitex or Golden heavy body. To get a fair comparison I have been comparing Jackson\u2019s Studio range with System 3 acrylic paint, since they are both in the same price bracket and have similar colours with lots of ‘hues’ like the Cadmium Red Hue.<\/p>\n

Another factor in choosing acrylic paint is the quality of the paint. For a screen printer that means depth of colour and fluidity. The Jackson\u2019s Studio range was very fluid and easy to work with, I didn\u2019t have any issues with particles clogging the screen which causes blank spots in the finished print as I did with the System 3 paint I used in a previous edition. I also tested the strength of the colour. I printed one screen print – Lithops & friends<\/em> – with two different Magentas.<\/p>\n

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Here you can see the two prints side by side, the print on the left was printed with Jackson’s Magenta and on the right with System 3 Magenta. You can see how much richer and more intense the Jackson\u2019s Magenta is compared with the System 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jackson\u2019s<\/a>
I found the viscosity good and I also liked the container that the Jackson’s Studio Acrylic came in, it\u2019s very versatile and easier to store as it’s not too wide. However, when you get to the bottom it\u2019s really hard to get the last bit out. I had to cut the bottle in half to use it all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also used the Sap green and Magenta in the cactus print I did for Print Club London<\/a>\u2019s ‘Choose Love’ charity campaign. This needed a lot of ink as it is a large print, the ink needed to have good fluidity and intensity of pigment, both the Magenta and the Sap green worked well.<\/p>\n

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I used the Jackson\u2019s Studio Acrylic Sap green and Magenta for the cactus print I did for Print Club London\u2019s ‘Choose Love’ charity campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Jackson\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

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