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Thursday, June 2oth, 27th, 6-10pm

This course provides a two week introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, a variety of making ways to make positives, in addition to registration, and printing methods.

Mondays, June 10, 17, 24 from 6-10pm

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-to-letterpress

Thursday, June 2oth, 27th, 6-10pm

This course provides a two week introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, a variety of making ways to make positives, in addition to registration, and printing methods.

Knife-cut Stencils & Transparent Rainbow Rolls… & other mysteries of the non-digital silkscreen process.

Have you ever wondered how graphic artists made their work before the advent of Adobe Illustrator and the “Live Trace” button?

In this class we will follow one pathway through making compelling color images without computers, and explore some of the un-mimickable graphic possibilities that appear at the moments where our hands encounter the material world.

Each student will extrapolate from a photograph to create a two-layer, multi-color, boldly graphic silkscreen print. You’ll learn how to separate an image into different colors using eye, hand, and pencil; how to cut Rubylith, a stencil film, using a razor knife to prepare precise, clean-line images for printing; how to mix transparent inks and work with color gradients (a.k.a. “rainbow rolls”); and how to accurately register and screenprint a small edition of a multi-color image. At the end of the class, we’ll do a print swap, trading our finished prints with the other students and the instructor.

Though we’ll push hard for project completion (and there will be one additional evening studio session, with the instructor on hand, to advise & problem-solve on your print), the emphasis will be on test printing, experimentation, trial and error, and digression into nerdy/weird silkscreen territories. Bring your curiosity, and be ready to spend some time outside of your pre-existing art comfort zone!

You don’t have to be an “advanced” artist to take this class. As long as you have some familiarity with how screenprinting works, OR have taken an intro to silkscreen workshop (even if it was a long time ago), OR are an artist or designer in another medium who is looking to learn about the unique qualities of screenprinting, you’ll do great. The techniques you learn will be applicable to fine art practices, graphic design, poster making, decorative art work… and of course to the digital realm as well.

Register here – http://shop.as220.org/products/silkscreen-color-separations

Saturdays, July 13, 20, 27 from 10am-2pm

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-to-letterpress

Mondays, July 15th, 22nd; 6-10pm

The first class will begin with a simple accordion binding. Learn the basics of paper folding and gluing, skills that will help participants move to the more difficult binding, the case bound book, a multiple page sewn book with hardcovers. This elegant and sturdy hardcover binding is perfect for blank journals.

Register here: http://shop.as220.org/products/book-structures

Knife-cut Stencils & Transparent Rainbow Rolls… & other mysteries of the non-digital silkscreen process.

Have you ever wondered how graphic artists made their work before the advent of Adobe Illustrator and the “Live Trace” button?

In this class we will follow one pathway through making compelling color images without computers, and explore some of the un-mimickable graphic possibilities that appear at the moments where our hands encounter the material world.

Each student will extrapolate from a photograph to create a two-layer, multi-color, boldly graphic silkscreen print. You’ll learn how to separate an image into different colors using eye, hand, and pencil; how to cut Rubylith, a stencil film, using a razor knife to prepare precise, clean-line images for printing; how to mix transparent inks and work with color gradients (a.k.a. “rainbow rolls”); and how to accurately register and screenprint a small edition of a multi-color image. At the end of the class, we’ll do a print swap, trading our finished prints with the other students and the instructor.

Though we’ll push hard for project completion (and there will be one additional evening studio session, with the instructor on hand, to advise & problem-solve on your print), the emphasis will be on test printing, experimentation, trial and error, and digression into nerdy/weird silkscreen territories. Bring your curiosity, and be ready to spend some time outside of your pre-existing art comfort zone!

You don’t have to be an “advanced” artist to take this class. As long as you have some familiarity with how screenprinting works, OR have taken an intro to silkscreen workshop (even if it was a long time ago), OR are an artist or designer in another medium who is looking to learn about the unique qualities of screenprinting, you’ll do great. The techniques you learn will be applicable to fine art practices, graphic design, poster making, decorative art work… and of course to the digital realm as well.

Register here – http://shop.as220.org/products/silkscreen-color-separations

Saturdays, July 13, 20, 27 from 10am-2pm

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-to-letterpress

Saturday, July 20th, 27th, 10am-2pm

This course provides a two week introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, a variety of making ways to make positives, in addition to registration, and printing methods.

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

Mondays, July 15th, 22nd; 6-10pm

The first class will begin with a simple accordion binding. Learn the basics of paper folding and gluing, skills that will help participants move to the more difficult binding, the case bound book, a multiple page sewn book with hardcovers. This elegant and sturdy hardcover binding is perfect for blank journals.

Register here: http://shop.as220.org/products/book-structures

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

Knife-cut Stencils & Transparent Rainbow Rolls… & other mysteries of the non-digital silkscreen process.

Have you ever wondered how graphic artists made their work before the advent of Adobe Illustrator and the “Live Trace” button?

In this class we will follow one pathway through making compelling color images without computers, and explore some of the un-mimickable graphic possibilities that appear at the moments where our hands encounter the material world.

Each student will extrapolate from a photograph to create a two-layer, multi-color, boldly graphic silkscreen print. You’ll learn how to separate an image into different colors using eye, hand, and pencil; how to cut Rubylith, a stencil film, using a razor knife to prepare precise, clean-line images for printing; how to mix transparent inks and work with color gradients (a.k.a. “rainbow rolls”); and how to accurately register and screenprint a small edition of a multi-color image. At the end of the class, we’ll do a print swap, trading our finished prints with the other students and the instructor.

Though we’ll push hard for project completion (and there will be one additional evening studio session, with the instructor on hand, to advise & problem-solve on your print), the emphasis will be on test printing, experimentation, trial and error, and digression into nerdy/weird silkscreen territories. Bring your curiosity, and be ready to spend some time outside of your pre-existing art comfort zone!

You don’t have to be an “advanced” artist to take this class. As long as you have some familiarity with how screenprinting works, OR have taken an intro to silkscreen workshop (even if it was a long time ago), OR are an artist or designer in another medium who is looking to learn about the unique qualities of screenprinting, you’ll do great. The techniques you learn will be applicable to fine art practices, graphic design, poster making, decorative art work… and of course to the digital realm as well.

Register here – http://shop.as220.org/products/silkscreen-color-separations

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

Colorful ‘zines, single-page artists’ books, posters, and flyers can all be created in large quantities using the Printshop’s Offset Press. The first class will be spent in the Media Arts Lab using the Adobe Creative Suite to turn your ideas into formatted files ready for the press.

Five weeks will be spent on press with Jacque Bidon, where you will learn how to run the ABDick 9850 Offset Press – a commercial press capable of creating hundreds of prints in a matter of minutes. Finishing processes will be covered including folding using our pneumatic machine, using our saddle stitch stapler, and trimming on the guillotine.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-to-offset

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

You’ve taken Intro to Letterpress and are ready for the next step. You will learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to make sure you’re ready to handle larger and more complicated projects. Curriculum will cover multiple color registration, perfectly hand-mixing inks to match Pantone swatches, dealing with tricky pressure/ink coverage situations, and digital file preparation. Finishing your pieces, including operating the shop’s guillotine, will be covered.

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intermediate-letterpress

Saturdays, July 13, 20, 27 from 10am-2pm

Register here - http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-to-letterpress