This course focuses on screen printing and its potential to create unique graphic forms with applications for both paper and alternate surfaces. There will be demonstrations followed by hands-on work in stencil preparation (hand-cut, hand-drawn, direct photographic emulsion), color and the mixing of pigments, registration processes, pulling a print, and presentation. Additionally, digital film output will be introduced. Design and pictorial issues will be addressed utilizing the capacity of the process for the surface spatial effects through layering, texture, color, transparency and opacity. To foster dialog, the class will be introduced to historical and contemporary printmaking.
- Instructor: Veronica Graham