description
Have you ever wanted to silkscreen your own designer t-shirts and fabrics? Here's your chance. Silkscreening, or screenprinting, is everywhere. Screenprinting is one of the most versatile, low-tech, and easy printing methods available. This workshop covers:
- Image and Text Design
- DIY Screen Construction
- DIY Printing Base
- Exposure Systems
- Press Setup & Registration
- Printing Techniques
- Ink & Mesh Selection
- Production Tips & Tricks
- Equipment Maintenance
- General Troubleshooting
- Extensive Q & A's
This workshop is a beginner level curriculum and demonstrates the whole screenprinting process. Participants will leave with a complete understanding of the process and be fully prepared to setup a screenprinting studio at his or her kitchen table or studio space. Participants will also print on a take-home tote bag and stretch a blank screen to take home and use.
*NEW* Upon completing the workshop, particiapnts will have a lifetime subscription to the accompanying screenprinting website. The website contains tutorials, troubleshooting, student work examples, downloadable .psd files for printing, shopping lists, and much more.
The instructor, Andy Kane, is a high school teacher and practicing artist who has worked as a screen-printer for ten years.