Screen Printing is a printmaking process. It is the common name for a type of printmaking invented in the USA in the early 20th century first called silk-screen printing.

The process of screen printing in a commercial sense is generally called screen printing, however the same process used for making fine art prints by artists is called Serigraphy. Screen Printing is used frequently to print t-shirts on a device called a jig. It is also used to print large posters and fine art.

Unlike other artists printmaking methods, most screen printing is used for full color images. A stencil is held in place on a nylon screen, the ink goes through the screen but is blocked by the stencil thereby making the required image. Originally based on an old Japanese way of using stencils held in place by human hairs, todays high tech screen printing can reproduce fine details and is an increasingly popular means of making prints.

A screen is made by applying a light sensitive emulsion to a taught, box mounted screen of nylon fabric. A negative is then laid over this and the screen exposed to light, the exposed area's harden and the unexposed areas can be washed away, the screen is then ready for printing with.