Print beautiful cloth with disintegrating, organic effects and loads of colour and texture. Easy step-by-step instructions with photographs that illustrate and inspire. Simply put, breakdown printing involves applying thick dye paints or print paste directly on to the back of the screen. This is left to dry and then printed off with more dye paint or print paste, or a combination thereof. This print media (the dye) is gradually dissolving the dried-on dye on the screen its breaking down and printing an ever-changing array of colours, marks, textures and distressed, organic and disintegrating effects. This book is a beautifully illustrated manual on the whole process of breakdown printing. From the preparation of screens and fabrics to the use of multiple screens in the same piece, Breakdown Printing will provide you with all the skills needed to begin exploring this incredible design technique." (Goodreads). With DVD in protective pouch on inside front cover : "Breakdown Printing : An