Intro to Screen Printing on Paper

Celebrated for its bold and graphic aesthetics, Screenprinting is a stencil-making process that converts hand-drawn and photo-based imagery into an original artwork. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of traditional Screenprinting and the tools associated with this practice.
During this three-week course, students will have the opportunity to work on freehand/ stencil imagery and basic Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator techniques to work on photo manipulation (not required). The class will learn proper registration (layering) and color mixing techniques to achieve a strong and cohesive composition. Students are encouraged to research and develop creative ideas before the beginning of the course.
Consumable items will be provided during this course. At the end of the course, students will collectively look at the work produced and discuss technical and conceptual successes, skills learned, and future goals.

Classes Breakdown
Class 1:
Intro to Materials and process
Demo Coating screen/ Burning screen
Demo registration techniques/ printing on paper
Demo multi-colored prints
Students coat screens.
Students work on design + burn screen.
Homework: Send photo to be printed in class

Class 2:
Intro to photographic manipulation of imagery (Photoshop and Illustrator demo) Students coat screens
Students print designs from previous class
Students burn photographic image into screen.
Students layer 2nd image into first
Homework: Students consider an edition of prints in multiple colors

Class 3:
Show images of screenprinted artwork examples
Students print Final edition of prints.
Students reclaim their screens
Pin up best work – talk about it.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Matthew Forehand has based his art career out of the city of Miami. He began his art school studies at Pensacola State College where he received his Associate’s degree in Visual Arts. Matthew continued his education at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking. During his time at SAIC, he enrolled in Ox-Bow School of the Arts, an artist residency in Saugatuck, Michigan. He currently teaches visual arts at Miami Arts Charter School (MAC). His courses at MAC include Foundational Elements of Art, Material Based Art, and Printmaking.