Screen Printing Techniques for Patterns and Illustrations

Screen Printing Techniques for Patterns and Illustrations

“Thank you so much for joining me on this course! I hope you have enjoyed learning about how to create repeating patterns and the process of screen printing, and I hope that you are excited to make your own handmade wallpaper! It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the project you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand new project! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. Make sure to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and tell me if you have any doubts. This will help me understand your creative process and guide you better if you need advice. Here are the main steps to follow: Gather the tools and find inspiration Start by looking at the tools needed and set up a bespoke workspace perfect for printing. Then, think about finding visual inspiration to create initial sketches and build a catalogue of imagery.

Create the composition and work on the colour palette Once you find the sketches you want to develop, create a composition and start building a colour palette that will work with your design. The next step will be to adapt it into a tile that can be printed as a repeating pattern with the join completely hidden! Create the colours Mix the ideal colours for the design before you get to the fun part: printing the wallpaper. Print the wallpaper and share your piece Follow the instructions I've given you during the course and print your masterpiece! Then, you can go for a two-colour design or get your work out there via social media and trade shows. And that's all! I can't wait to see the project you come up with, so don't forget to share it in the forum. You can do so by clicking on 'Create your project'. I'll be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I'll try getting back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, participate in the forum, comment on others' work, and interact with the community! See you there!”

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“ Final Project Thank you so much for joining me on my course. I hope you enjoyed learning about repeating patterns and how to print wallpaper by hand. We learnt about finding inspiration, how you might translate that inspiration through drawing and imagery, how you could mix colours, and how you could arrange your motifs into a repeating pattern formation. I also showed you how you could screen print your design onto paper and how you might split it across a couple of layers. There's been a lot of information to take on board and lots of new equipment and processes introduced to you, and I...”

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Course summary for: Screen Printing Techniques for Patterns and Illustrations

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (29)
• 1075 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 19m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Design, DIY, Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design