Screen printing

hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint

Visual traits

• hard-edged color fields
• few colors
• and layer-by-layer overprint

Expected changes

• The image more clearly shows hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint

Definition

Screen printing is a stencil-printing technique that specifies hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint as one image-control axis. It does not determine subject, composition, era, or creator.

In more detail

The image is structured through hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint. Adjacent material, medium, process, and finished-appearance elements remain independently combinable, and named works or brands are outside its scope.

Includes

• hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint

Excludes

• A named creator, work, or brand
• Automatic choice of subject or composition

What this does not imply

• A particular subject, composition, or creator

Variability

Strength varies with accompanying medium, color, lighting, and detail directions.

Usage

• Add after the subject as an independent visual axis

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify adjacent material, medium, process, or finished appearance separately when needed

Typical uses

• People, animals, or landscapes with screen printing characteristics

Possible failure modes

• The label is treated decoratively without the defining visual traits