Screenprinting
Screenprinting
Screenprinting
3 & 4 July
7 & 8 August
9 & 10 October
30 & 31 October
4 & 5 December
Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5.30pm
(£180/ £150 concession, includes materials)
Class size: 6-8 people
Tutor: Anupa Gardner
2 star
This course concentrates on using light sensitive stencil screenprinting. This type of stencil can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images and text. Participants learn how to print their image in several coloured layers onto paper. To print, the screen is attached to a printing press and acrylic based ink is pushed through the screen mesh onto paper using a squeegee blade. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new layer of ink on top of previously printed colours. This course uses waterbased inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles.
(No previous experience required)
More about this course:
During the course, each participant will work on their own print, creating approximately 4 layers of colour onto paper. The process is explored through hands-on practice where participants learn the practical, technical skills involved in making a screenprint.
Paper size (& maximum image size) on course is approx: 28 x 38 cms.
Introduction and overview of the process
Looking at print examples and how the layers were constructed
Preparing your image. Making acetates: hand-drawn positives, photocopier & computer printouts
Preparing the screen: degreasing & applying photo emulsion
Exposing acetates onto screen and developing
Ink Mixing: opaque inks to semi-translucent colours
Setting up to print, using the press & printing
Clearing up after printing
Working in the studio after the course & studio practice