Textile Design: Silkscreen
Course Info:
- Department: Design
- Area: Textile Design
- Credit Hours: 3, Contact Hours: 90
- Course Number (SRISA): FDES 3108
- Course Number (Maryville University): ART 332
- Prerequisite: None
Course Description:
Silkscreen-textile printing and design is an introduction to the various techniques and processes of silkscreen printing as well as textile design course. Silkscreen techniques cover paper and lacquer cut stencils, direct block out and an emphasis on photographic emulsion techniques using both hand-drawn acetates and photographs with light film or diffusion transfer film and photocopy collage. Instruction is given in procedures and equipment use, darkroom procedures, color theory and ink mixing and registration techniques for printing on fabrics. Assignments are oriented toward textile surface design problems covering various systems for design repetition. Weekly homework assignments are given on different design themes all put into repetition and, from these, the designs for actual printing will be selected. A notebook of design resource is kept.
NOTE: This course runs through an external partner that collects their own materials fees. Anticipated materials fees are around 250 Euro to be paid to the external partner.
SRISA studio courses will have personal and course materials to be purchased in Florence. Unless otherwise specified there is no need to bring consumable supplies with you. On the first day of class your professor will inform you of materials needed and where to get them in Florence.