Welcome to the premier edition of the ASPA Monthly News. In this new feature on ASPA, we will announce
members of ASPA, the newest certified screen printers and graphic artists as well as other important news that
would be interest to ASPA members and visitors to our websites.
Are you trying to find a job in screen printing? ASPA may be able to help you. We offer two choices for those seeking jobs in the screen printing industry. Screen printing and graphic artist jobs. Learn more…
If you passed the Certified Screen Printer exam and you want to use your certification to help you get a job in screen printing, ASPA offers the (CSP) Job Services Packet. The purpose of the (CSP) Job Services Packet [...]
If you passed the Certified Graphic Artist – Screen Printing (CGA-SP) exam and you want to use your certification to help you get a job as an artist in screen printing, ASPA offers the (CGA-SP) Job Services Packet. The purpose [...]
Camera-Ready Art: Production ready art. Artwork that requires no alterations or modifications and is ready for output onto film or vellum.
Ultraviolet Light: Light with a wave length shorter than that of visible light. It is so named because the spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than those that humans identify as the color violet. Ultraviolet light is commonly called black light. UV light is the ideal type of light for exposing screen and curing certain types of ink.
Flood Stroke: A heavily angled squeegee stroke used to fill the screen with ink. A squeegee angle of 60 degrees is typical.
Chiller Plate: A metal plate that is applied to a flashed print to absorb the heat from a print.
