How did Atari apply side art to Arcade Cabinets?

# Summary Atari used screen printing (silkscreen) to apply arcade cabinet artwork in the early 1980s, breaking each design into separate color layers and creating individual printing screens for each color. Artists would photograph the artwork onto film positives, which were used to create stencils in light-sensitive mesh screens; ink was then forced through these screens onto cabinet panels one color at a time using a rubber squeegee. Precise registration and alignment guides ensured each color layer lined up perfectly to create the finished artwork without blurring or overlap.