COURSE OBJECTIVES

 

CLASS: Silk-Screening     TEACHER: Howard McCartin

PREREQUISITE:  None    SCHOOL: Pioneer High School

COMPLETION TIME:

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

    • SCREEN PROCESS PRINTING HISTORY
      • Screen process printing history
      • Screen process printing modern history
      • Screen process printing materials, equipment, safety
      • Screen process printing inks & safety

 

    • CREATING ART WORK
      • Creating art freehand
      • Creating art clip art
      • Creating art internet
      • Study design and color theory
      • Creating camera ready art work (black & white)
      • Creating a photo positive
      • Creating color separation
      • Creating proper registration

 

    • SCREEN CONSTRUCTION
      • Constructing a screen frame
      • Attaching screen fabric to a frame
      • Cleaning the screen fabric

 

    • STENCIL DEVELOPMENT
      • Introduction of screen process stencils
      • Mixing, storage and safety of direct photo emulsion
      • Application and storage of direct photo emulsion
      • Developing direct photo emulsion and positive to light source

 

    • SCREEN PREPARATION FOR PRINTING
      • Tape off screen for printing
      • Check for defects in screen and stencil

 

    • PRINTING ONE COLOR
      • Properly align screen on T-shirt machine
      • Select tools and inks
      • Print shirt and cure ink
      • Clean tools and equipment

 

    • PRINTING MULTI-COLOR
      • Properly align multiple screens on T-shirt machine
      • Select tools and inks
      • Print shirt and cure ink
      • Clean tools and equipment

     

    • CAREER CHOICES
      • Self esteem
      • Goal setting
      • Marketable skills
      • Job opportunities