A reference to the process that incorporates the use of fine mesh screens to hand separate the colors of an image.

Originally, these screens were made of silk, hence the name by which this process is also known: silk-screening.

To produce a serigraphic print, a separate stencil-like screen is made for each area that is to be printed in one color of ink. The ink is then pressed through the screen onto the paper. The inks sit on top of the heavy paper on which the final serigraph is produced. Because the ink is not absorbed by the paper as in other processes, the final serigraphic print actually looks like a painting on paper.