PR288

This beginning, printmaking course introduces relief and screen-printing techniques on fabric within an active, hands-on studio experience. Small-scale fabric printing for applications in fine art, apparel, interiors, and more will be covered while focusing on craft and personal voice and vision. Screenprinting techniques will include hand-made, digital, and drawn stencils, as well as direct-to-screen and photoprocesses. Relief printing techniques will include components of both Eastern and Western carving, inking, and printing traditions on fabric. Linoleum and woodcut printing will be covered in single and multiple blocks. Image and mark-making, color interaction, patterns & motifs, strategies of layering, and composition are discussed and developed in both techniques. Current and historical applications of printed fabric and apparel, surface design, and relief and screenprinting for artists and designers will be a focus during the course. A program of demonstrations, lectures, in-class projects, readings & discussions, visiting artists, and individual & group critiques will support student exploration.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland

Fall Semester