Quaker — CMYK Dither Screenprint

Twenty years of learning screen printing, just to break it apart. This is what happens when you feed vintage packaging imagery through stochastic dither algorithms and hand-pull the result through CMYK layers.

Quaker CMYK Dither Screenprint - A 4-layer stochastic CMYK screenprint. Technical process meets vintage imagery.

The image gets broken down into scattered dots — not the predictable grid of traditional halftone, but random clusters that create depth and texture you can't get any other way. Each of the four layers — cyan, magenta, yellow, black — builds on the last. The registration has to be perfect or the whole thing falls apart.

This isn't about making things look old. It's about taking the visual language of mid-century packaging — that particular weight and confidence in the typography, the way colours sat together — and running it through a contemporary digital process, then bringing it back to analogue with hand-pulled screens.

The stochastic dither technique scatters the dots according to image density rather than following a mechanical pattern. Where the image is light, fewer dots. Where it's dark, they cluster together. It creates this organic halftone effect that shifts as you move around it. The brain reads it as continuous tone from a distance, but up close you see every individual dot.

Details:

• 4-layer stochastic hand-pulled CMYK screen print
• Limited edition of 20
• B2 700 x 500mm with deckled edge
• 310gsm Somerset satin paper
• Signed and embossed
• Available unframed or framed

Each print gets pulled by hand in the studio. The Somerset paper has enough tooth to hold the ink properly, and the deckled edges give you that handmade feel that machine-cut paper can't match. The satin finish means the colours sit rich without being glossy.

This is for people who understand that the best contemporary work often comes from pushing old processes in new directions. Not about nostalgia — about what happens when craft meets algorithm and both sides win.

Shipping: Unframed prints wrapped in acid-free tissue and shipped in a sturdy cardboard tube. Framed prints shipped flat with full protection.

FAQ

Q: What's the difference between framed and unframed?
A: Unframed ships in a tube. Framed comes ready to hang with UV-protective glass and proper mounting.

Q: How do I care for it?
A: Keep it away from direct sunlight and moisture. Frame with UV-protective glass for best results.

Q: How many exist?
A: Only 20 prints in this edition, each signed and embossed.

Q: What size is it?
A: B2 700 x 500mm (about 27.6 x 19.7 inches).

Q: What are deckled edges?
A: The natural, slightly rough edges of handmade paper that add character.

Q: Do you ship internationally?
A: Yes, worldwide shipping available.