Screen Printing

4070 SCREEN PRINTING AND DESIGN A
4071 SCREEN PRINTING AND DESIGN B
(Year) Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

UC Approved

Screen Printing is a printmaking process most commonly known for producing t-shirts. This course introduces students to the medium and history of screen printing, as well as its relationship to both the graphic and fine arts. As a beginning level art class, students will utilize both hand-drawing and software programs (Photoshop and Illustrator) to solve creative problems and produce original artwork/designs for printing. Various styles and techniques of screen printing will be explored, encompassing a range of materials: beginning to intermediate processes, traditional and modern print methods, and advancing from one- to multiple-color printing. Students will use these skills and methods to create a variety of printed projects including posters, stickers, artworks and t-shirts. There is a student-designed/generated project at the end of the year which serves as the final exam, but students are encouraged to create extra projects of their own design or preference throughout the entire year.