Screen Printing - Photo Emulsion Stencils using photographic images
2 day course
27 & 28 February 2025
10am to 4pm
£250 including all materials
Screen printing is sometimes called serigraphy or silk screen printing but all these names refer to the same basic method of creating an image on paper or fabric by pushing ink through a screen mesh with areas blocked off by stencils. Photo emulsion is used to create accurate detailed stencils which can be used to make multicoloured layered prints. On this course you will use your own photographic image to create and print a multi coloured image. You will deconstruct your image into its separate colour layers and use these to create positives to expose onto the screen to make the stencils. Then you will set up and expose your own images onto silkscreens, to make more permanent stencils using a light sensitive emulsion. You will also learn how to set up the equipment, mix inks and register each colour layer, reconstructing the layers to create the final image on paper. By the end of the course, you will have created a variable edition of A4 prints. Please bring an A4 photocopy version of the photo you would like to use and have it available digitally in case you need to make any adjustments.
Course structure
• Explanation of the process and looking at examples.
• Introduction to the equipment and how to set it up.
• Identifying and planning the layers of the image.
• How to create artwork suitable for making a light sensitive emulsion stencil.
• How to prepare screens for light sensitive emulsion stencils.
• How to put images onto the screen using a UV light exposure machine.
• How to mix inks and importance of opacity and transparency of colours in screen printing.
• Registration with the acetate and on the board.
• How to flood and pull a print.
• Cleaning the screen and setting up for the next layer.
• Trouble shooting.
Experience level
Suitable for those with previous screen-printing experience and those wishing to refresh their skills.
Pre-course information
Any image preparation notes will be sent prior to the course date.
Maximum 6 places
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For all courses except CPSC Certificate course
Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.
For CPSC Certificate course
Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.
If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.
There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.
Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.
