2019 Classes:
We are currently offering 2 & 3 hour individual or two-person classes listed below.
It is requested that you have a design ready that you would like to print. Once we print the design on a transparency we burn a screen and set you up on the press to print on your self-provided materials.
If you would like to sign up for a class please inquire here.
What we provide:
The work space
4-Color Rotating press
Transparency
Dark Room
Wash-out Sink
Screens
Dryer
Color Water-based and Plastisol Ink (50+ colors)
Ink mixing table
Printing Tools
Beginner Screen Printing - Screen printing for 1-color designs (2 hours) $100
In this class students will learn how to take an idea for a screen printed t-shirt or poster from start to finish. Students should come prepared with a design or artwork file. All students will be able to make their own screen and make several of their own prints! Techniques that will be taught include:
Screen prep and emulsion coating
Film transparency outputting
Screen burning/exposure
Image wash-out
Press set-up
Ink set-up
Printing
Drying
Screen reclamation
Advanced Screen Printing - Screen printing for 2 and 3-color designs (3 hours) $200
In this class students will learn how to create a complex 2 or 3-color print using multiple screens on the rotating press. Students should have a good grasp on the basics of screen printing. Emphasis will be placed on design prep, image registration, and sustained edition printing. All students will be able to pull up to 15 prints on a material of their choosing! Techniques that will be taught include:
Multiple screen prep and coating
Design prep for optimal printing of multi-color jobs, including resizing, adding registration marks for easy set-up, etc.
Exposing multiple screens
Complex registration on the press
Edition printing for multi-color jobs