Screen Printing Workshop

This class includes

• Blank t-shirts will be provided for you to practice your new knowledge
• Lunch for both days (call a week prior for vegetarian options)
• Ryonet's digital screen printing class book and materials for note-taking
• Most importantly, the skills and knowledge to progress in the industry
• Day 1: The 7 steps to the screen printing process are day 1; with a bit of printing in the morning and end of the day
• Day 2: Art and using the tips learned last 2 days for printing on the shirts provided

This class covers:

• Basic artwork flow
• Film output options
• Choosing the right mesh for your project
• Setting up a dark room
• Choosing the right emulsion and properly coating your screen
• Using a pre-registration template
• Properly burning a screen
• Screen washout techniques
• How to register your job
• Proper silk screen printing techniques
• Clean-up techniques
• Overview of creating artwork using Illustrator, Accurip, and Separation Studio; Cole uses Adobe
• Spot color printing
• Four color process (CMYK) printing
• Simulated process printing
• Foil applications
• Discharge printing and mixing
• Water-based printing
• Discuss printing on paper
• Overview of different apparel types
• Tips on the business side of screen printing