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Introduction to Textile Silkscreen Printing

A course by Print Workers Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain.
Joined June 2018

Learn to print your designs with manual silkscreen techniques

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 1600 students

Learn to print your designs with manual silkscreen techniques

In Print Workers - the "print club" founded by Àlex Costa, dedicated to the art of printing - they are convinced that screen printing is a tool of democratic creation, since it allows access to artisan creation with little infrastructure. From their workshop (an authentic screen printing gym) they have worked for festivals, illustrators and brands doing works of all sizes in limited editions. They have also opened their doors to other creatives to develop their projects in their space.

If you have the opportunity to visit their charismatic space in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, you will discover that they continually offer face-to-face courses, to which you can sign up through their website, and thus carry out an edition of your own design in a 100% professional manner. paper and textiles through photographic screen printing.

However, for this the first course with Domestika, they have prepared a totally manual course for you without the need to use photographic techniques.

Stefania Lusini, graphic designer, illustrator and member of Print Workers, will teach you, in this course, to create unique patterns for printing fabrics and fabrics by hand. In a simple and intuitive way, you will discover how to transfer your designs to the fabric with an artisan technique, without infrastructure or specific materials.

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What will you learn in this online course?

11 lessons & 10 downloads

Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 1600 students
  • 11 lessons (1h 2m)
  • 10 additional resources (1 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will design and plan an original and unique pattern that you will apply in printed fabrics in a completely handmade way.

Who is this online course for?

To artists, designers, illustrators and anyone interested in learning techniques of textile printing and home screen printing.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge of any kind is necessary, since in this course you will learn, from scratch, the techniques of manual screen printing.

With regard to materials, you will need a wood stapler, white glue, a frame, synthetic fabric, textile inks, direct drawing materials (speedball or emulsion) and a spatula. It will also be necessary drawing material, adhesive vinyl, stickers and a cloth on which to stamp.


Print Workers Barcelona was founded with the intention of making screen printing known to as many people as possible; claiming, at the same time, the work done by hand. Thus, the first "print club" in the country was born in Barcelona, which includes an art gallery, a coworking of illustrators and designers, a store of graphic work and, above all, a screen printing workshop.

This works like a real screen printing gym in which people who already know the technique can come on their own to carry out their personal projects. The workshop is also the headquarters of the Academy, a continuous program of face-to-face courses held around the world of screen printing.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences and referents
  • U2

    Meet textile screen printing

    • Preparation of the work area
    • Construction of the home screen
    • The planning of the image
  • U3

    Let's do it

    • Preparation of the screen with stencil
    • Stamping the screen with stencil
    • Preparation screen with direct drawing
    • Stamping the screen with direct drawing
  • U4

    Final recommendations

    • Recovery and conservation of the screen
    • Possible applications
  • FP

    Final project

    • Textile screen printing

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