I took part in a great taster screen printing class at Rural Arts in Thirsk. This is my second go at screen printing at Rural Arts and again it was great fun. After previously dabbling with Christmas designs this time I decided to go with a bold retro inspired apple design.
The design I made was quite simple although cutting the stencils is always more complicated than you think, so it took me about 3 goes to make sure I didn't have any loose bits of paper. Once my design was cut out of paper it was time to get to work on the screen!
We were shown how to set up the screen and mask off the correct area. Then shown how to create backgrounds (that's how there is some green with some of the images). I then chose to print my stylised apples just in black to give a good contrast.
Once your set up its a case of go go go! So off the printing went, 2nd image shows the process happening. I found the actual technique a bit tricky, just to get the right pressure and ink but am pleased with how my pictures turned out. ( The apple images in a row, in image above is a mix of what I managed on the day.)
Rural Arts do a great mix of workshops, do take a look at their site and give it a try!
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Image from the Rural Arts Facebook page c/o Rural Arts Images on Facebook
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The design I made was quite simple although cutting the stencils is always more complicated than you think, so it took me about 3 goes to make sure I didn't have any loose bits of paper. Once my design was cut out of paper it was time to get to work on the screen!
We were shown how to set up the screen and mask off the correct area. Then shown how to create backgrounds (that's how there is some green with some of the images). I then chose to print my stylised apples just in black to give a good contrast.
Once your set up its a case of go go go! So off the printing went, 2nd image shows the process happening. I found the actual technique a bit tricky, just to get the right pressure and ink but am pleased with how my pictures turned out. ( The apple images in a row, in image above is a mix of what I managed on the day.)
Rural Arts do a great mix of workshops, do take a look at their site and give it a try!
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Image from the Rural Arts Facebook page c/o Rural Arts images on facebook
Rural Arts Web page - Rural Arts Facebook |
Wow - it looks like such fun, and I love your apple prints. I've always wanted to give screen printing a go .... now I'm going to have to see if I can find somewhere locally, as Thirsk is a bit of a trek from Surrey!!
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ReplyDeletehmmm yes Surrey to Thirsk would be a dedicated trip! Well worth a go though if you find a workshop near by.
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