Introduction to Screen Printing

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Week 1: Introduction of studio, materials, tools. History of screen printing. Looking at a varied range of screen printed samples
Week 2: Creating positives. Preparing screens. Exposing the screens
Week 3: Introduction of setting up the beds. Introduction of printing. Printing artwork with two layers
Week 4: Printing artwork with learning gradient
Week 5: Printing artwork by overlapping colours
Week 6: Printing artwork with stencil on the screen

• an edition of prints that will be produced using a variety of screen print techniques
• learnt how to create positives by using non-digital tools
• a clear understanding of screen-printing