Printed textiles: photo screen and special effects

Exploring silkscreen printing on fabric, using different types of screen stencils; cut and torn paper stencils and a hand drawn design exposed on to a photo sensitive screen. You will have the option to send off images and make thermofax screens as an easily accessible supplement.to your photographic screen. Develop and combine techniques and learn to use pigment printing systems to achieve specific effects. We will explore effects of layering using opaque and transparent binders, and speciality methods such as foiling, flocking and puff binder. You will be introduced to the work of fabric printers using these techniques. Create your own fabrics as samples or for use in artwork, or making interior or fashion items.

The course can be taken independently or used to build on and extend skill from VX336 Printed Textiles - the basics in term 1, VX337 Printed Textiles: experimental screen printing in term 2.