Workshop
Introduction to Screenprinting
4 Jun 2016 – 5 Jun 2016
Event times
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June 10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost of entry
£130 / £117 concessions
Address
- 50 St. George Street
- Leicester
- LE1 1QG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Leicester Train Station
A two day course for those that want to learn screen printing onto paper
About
This weekend course introduces the main principles of the technique. You will learn how to transfer an image to a silkscreen and print onto paper, in addition to exploring layering, colour, registration and stencils. This course is ideal for beginners or those wishing to refresh their skills.
Course structure:
Saturday (am)
- Welcome to LPW and introduction to the weekend
- Demo: How to coat a screen
- Demo: Introduction into the types of imagery that can be used in screenprinting
- Opportunity to discuss images and ideas with tutor
- Demo: How to put your image onto the screen
Saturday (pm)
- Demo: How to print
- Printing imagery and troubleshooting
Sunday (am + pm)
- Demo: Using paper stencils to create block colour
- Print and experiment for remainder of day
- Clean up and close of weekend
About the Tutor – Nick Mobbs
Nick Mobbs is an East Midlands based artist whose practice combines photography and printmaking. He studied Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art and now teaches Fine Art at the University of Nottingham and Printmaking at De Montfort University in Leicester.
