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Friday
Friday
27 September 2024 - 25 October 2024 ( 15 hours, 5 weeks )
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Waterloo Centre
Learn how to make silkscreen prints. You will learn how to stretch and prepare a screen, explore different methods of screen printing, make a series of colourful mono prints using colour blends, mask out the screen using leaves and found shapes. You will make stencils by tearing shapes from newsprint paper and silkscreen print your first design, using coloured blends to create interesting coloured images. Review your print and redesign a more complex stencil in response to your existing print, cut the stencil, this time using a cutting blade and cutting mat to get more considered effects. You will learn how to over print the work to create exciting multilayered artworks and gain a good understanding of how to register the screens in order to overprint precisely, you will be able to make artwork combining shapes, textures and colours. After learning the basic techniques of silkscreen printing you will be encouraged to develop ideas and work on a personal project with design guidance and one-to-one tutorials from the tutor. To promote confidence and learning, you will work with your peers, intermediate and advanced students will share their experience and knowledge through group discussion.
After looking at and discussing print examples the tutor will demonstrate how to stretch a silk screen and explore different methods of silk screen printing using mono printing, Silkscreen print using masking techniques including leaves and found shapes. You will experiment by using cut and torn paper stencils, make designs using a combination of different shapes and images, overprint with different colours to achieve interesting prints. You will be able to develop a personal project employing all learnt techniques.
The course is suitable for complete beginners and more experienced printmakers who want to try out new and more experimental ideas.
Health & Safety information will be given at the start of the course and subsequent lessons where necessary. You will be asked to sign a form declaring that you agree to follow procedures as advised. Some chemicals used may be harmful in pregnancy, and some may cause irritation in very rare cases. Please let the tutor know if you are pregnant or have any sensitivity and they will advise you as to necessary precautions. This class takes place in the textiles studio and we do not have vacuum suction beds. Individual silkscreens are attached to hinged boards these are placed and secured onto the work benches where you can work to make prints.
Please bring: pencils, a small paintbrush and a sketchbook or notebook and interesting papers to print onto, mirrored, shiny paper colour acetate, patterned paper and fabrics can be fun to print over. Basic materials are supplied- screens, squeegees, ink binder and a starter pack of paper and 1 mesh for screen (extra paper and further screen mesh will have to be paid for) any other specific materials will have to be provided by the learner. It would be advisable to bring your own protective, clothing and rubber gloves.
