Beginner Short Course

Service Description

This course is made of four classes. This hands-on course will introduce you to the equipment and techniques of screen printing onto paper using the water-based process. Master Printer, Kat LiBretto, will guide you through workshops and demonstrations and give individual feedback so you can learn the fundamental techniques and develop confidence in printmaking. You will create single prints and editions, demonstrating new skills in screen printing, and you will further develop your understanding of the process by printing your own multiple color print based on your own creative goals. Topics Covered: Creating images for screen printing, coating and exposing your screen, setting up the press for printing, mixing Inks and printing multiple colors. Course Outcomes: At the end of the course you will be able to understand stencil making techniques and their suitability for assorted effects and imagery, coat and expose a screen using photographic emulsion and a vacuum press and have confidence in printing and registering for multiple colors on a press. Who Should Attend: Artists, designers and illustrators looking to explore new image making skills. Artists with past silk screen knowledge but need a refresher course. Artists who wish to become Open-Access Members. Level: Beginner *studio materials are included, including 18 x 24 inch printmaking paper $595 per person