Introduction to Textile Silkscreen Printing
A course by Print Workers Barcelona
A course by Print Workers Barcelona
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.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 10 downloads
What's included in this course?
You will begin by getting to know the Printo Workers project, a "Print Club" that includes an art gallery, a graphic work shop, designers coworking and a screen printing workshop. In addition, Stefania will tell you what inspires her the most when creating.
Next, you will see how to organize the workspace to make your serigraphs and you will learn how to make a homemade screen. In addition, Stefania will show you some samples that will be of great help to plan your designs for printing.
You will learn two printing techniques: adhesive vinyl and direct drawing on the screen. To do this, you will create the screens from scratch and learn how to do manual stamping.
Finally, you will see how to clean and take care of the screens to be able to reuse them in the future. Stefania will show you, also, some applications of this type of serigraphs.
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.
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