Screen Printed Ceramic Tiles

Screen printed ceramic bisque tiles we get calls and e mails all the time about screen printing on ceramic but unfortunately we don t know the first thing.

Screen printed ceramic tiles.

Create a single ceramic glass tumbled stone or porcelain tile form your digital image or artwork. There are many techniques for printing on ceramic surfaces including. In contrast digital inkjet printing does not touch the tile biscuits. We decided to head to a local ceramic studio and try it out ourselves.

Lifted it off voila. Upload a photo from your device to begin the design of your personal custom printed tile. Laid the silk screen stencil on top and used a flat artist brush to paint a black under glaze over the stencil. Screen printing the biscuits unfired but preformed ceramic tiles with any textured patterning already pressed into them risks breakage.

Inkjet technology has truly transformed ceramic and porcelain tile. 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. After all screen printing involves touching the unfired clay and using at least some pressure to force ink through the screen mesh. Create a tile mural.

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. Screen printing started off by giving 3 coats of yellow under glaze on a tile. Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue paper to transfer the image to bisque. Our customers have provided feedback and made youtube videos showing our product on ceramic and pottery.