Screen Printing for Beginners
Tailored Course
Duration: 12 hours (over 4 weeks)
Suitable for beginners
£204.00 – £660.00
BOOK YOUR PLACE:
NOTE: If you are booking on behalf of one or more persons, please include all attendees names in the Order Notes section at checkout.
This four-week course is an opportunity to explore screen printing and its many techniques in a supportive and stimulating working studio. Experimentation and combining both hand drawn elements and digitally produced design means that this technique is ideal for beginners or those interested with multiple reproduction of prints for either commercial purposes or their own artistic endeavour.
What will you learn?
A screen print (also referred to as a serigraph or silk screen) is a planographic method of printmaking using stencil techniques and is utilised for both fine art reproduction on to paper and surface textile printing. This night class offers a multitude of different inspiring and encouraging outcomes that span the classic world of fine art printmaking to commercial product design.
Each day will cover a different process;
Monoprinting with Serigraphy
The key concept and success to this technique (in combination with the concept of the monoprint) is in its spontaneity and fluidity. Monoprints of this nature can often be used as stand-alone prints or in conjunction with other serigraphy processes, once the initial monoprint is complete.
Stencil Screen Printing
This traditional technique of screen printing is to create the stencil out of a non-porous material by hand (much like a papercut) and then applying the stencil to the mesh of the screen before producing multiple prints on to paper or fabric.
Photographic Serigraphy
Using photographic techniques to transfer images onto the screen, this technique allows exploration and investigation as a method of reproducing artwork specifically with the intent of producing an edition of fine art prints, as well as analysing composition and aesthetic design.
Textile Printing
This technique is ideal for those who wish to begin their own artistic vision, either commercially or personally, whilst offering experienced printmakers a new dynamic method in which to work.
Topics covered:
- A brief history of screen printing and its terminology
- Paper types, tools and materials in screen printing
- How to produce your own prints using the methods covered
- How to sign and edition your prints
HOW TO BOOK:
To book this course, please select the date and pricing option that is most suitable for you and continue your order through to checkout. Payment can be made via Card or PayPal. We will email you to confirm your booking.
If you would like to book a tailored course, please contact us to confirm your selected date(s) before booking.
PRICING OPTIONS:
Regular
Our regular rate is applicable if you are currently in full or part time employment.
Concessionary / Student
Our concessionary rate is applicable if you are aged 60 years or older, aged 13 years or younger, and/or in receipt of any state benefits. If you are aged 13+ years, and in full-time education or currently studying towards an undergraduate or post-graduate degree.
GD Member
Members of the studio receive a 10% discount on all of our courses. Become a member?
HOW TO PREPARE:
All materials and notes are included in the price of this workshop. No previous experience of printmaking is required unless noted in the course details. Young printmakers are encouraged, aged 13+.
For details about what to prepare before for your course begins, please read through our How to Prepare page.
CANCELLATIONS:
Green Door requires 5 working days notice of cancellation of a booked course/workshop. Any advance payment made in excess of the non-refundable deposit (50% of the course price) will be returned unless you are able to make arrangements with Green Door Printmaking Studio to reschedule your course booking.
As a courtesy it is always preferable to notify us of your cancellation even if it falls within the cancellation notice period.
Green Door reserves the right to postpone any course bookings until future notice. We will always keep you informed should any changes to your course booking arise.
