WORKSHOP: Introduction to Screenprinting (with Astrid La Fleur)

DATES: Saturday-Sunday, 19-20 August 2017
TIMES: 10am-2pm Saturday & 12pm to 3pm
COST: $175 + $25 material cost
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The technique of screen printing involves using a mesh material to cover parts of a substrate material with ink, with a blocking stencil restricting the spread of the ink.

Participants are expected to bring their own aprons and disposable gloves.

In compliance with Workshop Health & Safety regulations, all participants must wear closed-in shoes.
Tea and coffee will be provided.

Workshop Booking: Introduction to Screen Printing 19-20 Aug (ISP190817)

A$200.00

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Day 1: Students will learn about the following:

• Use of negative and positive space
• Cutting detail into the positive stencil
• The 4 Rs of Design: Repetition, Rotation, Reversal, Reduction
• Producing sketches on paper, and cutting out with blades from light-weight easy-cut paper
• Use of positive stencil shapes, being laid out to tell a story, and negative stencil shapes
• Placing shapes in repetition.

A printing demonstration will also be held.

Day 2: Students will learn about the following:

• Inks, their properties, and their additives
• The printing process using a screen and squeegee
• Creating repeats from stencils
• Colour blends and overlaying colour
• Heat setting.

A question-and-answer session will also be held.