Sat 27 Apr, 11am - 5pm
Spend time drawing your own botanical still life and turn it into an original screen printed piece of art, using UV exposed screens and experimental screen printing techniques to add colour.
Course Location: Bluecoat Screen Print Studio
Experience Level: Beginners & people needing a refresher into the process
Duration: The course runs for one day (11:00am - 5:00) with a break for lunch
During this one day course you will spend time drawing, from still life, a positive for screen printing your own piece of art. After creating your positive and exposing your hand drawn screen, You’ll be talked through some experimental screen techniques to add colour to your prints. You'll finish the workshop by using our screen-beds to ink and print your artwork onto paper in a small edition that you can take home with you.
What’s Included?
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose. Our studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction to book into our Screen Printing Studio should you wish to.
Do I need to prepare anything beforehand?
You will have time to draw your image on the day, but If you would like to prepare an image to bring with you to print you can use:
Inkjet/Laser Print: Please make sure it is either in BLACK INK ONLY on acetate/transparency
Hand drawn image: Please use opaque ink pens (we use black posca markers) on tracing paper or acetate/transparency for your image to expose correctly.
(Please be aware that you will need an image/drawing on a separate sheet for each colour of your print)
Course Structure
11am – 11:30pm: Introduction to the day, the process and each other
11:30am – 12:30: Draw your positive from still life
12:30pm – 1pm: Lunch break
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Expose screens, washout stencils, and learn the process of how UV screen printing works.
2pm – 3pm: Learn some experimental printing techniques to add colour to your prints
3:00pm – 5pm: Learn about registration & print your designs!
Tickets: £70
What happens after the course?
After you’ve completed your course, you are free to book into our open access printmaking studios. Your course acts as an induction but if you feel like you would benefit from more info about our studios before booking a session we offer free health & safety inductions, just email: ivy.m@thebluecoat.org.uk
We also offer a Bluecoat Artist Memberships scheme, which has lots of amazing perks for practicing and aspiring local printmakers. You can find out more information here: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk...
Got any questions?
If you have any questions about the course or our studios, please email: Ivy.m@thebluecoat.org.uk
You can also find out more information here: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk...
Accessibility:
The Bluecoat cafe and building floors are fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility.
The print studios are not adapted for wheelchair users. If you would like to do a print workshop with us but are unsure about accessibility, please contact the Print Studio manager at: ivy.m@thebluecoat.org.uk
Getting here:
Bluecoat is located in Liverpool city centre and is easily accessible using public transport.
The closest bus stop is Tesco Hanover Street
The closest railway station is Liverpool Central Station
(Attendees must be 18+)