This ready-to-use non-toxic water-soluble screen painting fluid has excellent handling properties, is easy to see in the mesh, dries quickly to form water-soluble stencils, and closes meshes effectively. The Lascaux Screen painting fluid image will accept several coats of Lascaux Screen filler without dissolving, yet is easy to remove from the mesh when processing. This method can be used on an open mesh, a screen filler stencil or a photostencil.