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This event is a shared workshop time for anyone to bring in their current printing project (screen, block, letterpress, etc.) projects to share ideas, tips, techniques, or to get troubleshooting help on their projects. Supplies for basic small-scale printing projects are typically available for purchase (ink, paper, carving blocks, etc) from Paul or Astrud, who typically host the event. Astrud typically brings her small etching press for anyone who has a block to print or has taken the Laser Etched Woodcarving class and would like to print their plates. Please e-mail to sign up in advance for a one-hour time slot on the etching press with either Astrud (existedbean@gmail.com) or Paul (flyingprintmonkeys@yahoo.com). This event is held [something]
Steamroller Printing Event – GO BIG OR GO HOME
The Printmaking SIG is a regular participant in a Steam Roller Printing Event in Deep Ellum or at DallasMakerSpace. While these "larger than the average bear" wood blocks could be printed via more conventional block printing techniques, an actual steamroller is used as the press for the Steam roller events.
For the May 2019 Spring event, block sizes ranged from 24" square up to 30"x 48".
Watch the calendar for information regarding the fall 2019 spring edition of the event.
Print Exchange
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Block Printing Basics: Relief Printing
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- Learn about different substrates for carving and printing images such as linoleum, wood block
- blocks, plastic erasers, styrofoam, styro-foam
- cardboard and cardboard
- others.
- Learn about the various cutting tools available for carving at home or at the Makerspace.
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Activities
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- Learn about different inks available for printing. In the class, we will be printing with water-based inks. Carve and print a small plastic block using lino-cutters.
- Cut a foam-core registration plate for accurate printing. (registration technique). Perfect for handmade postcards, notecards, scrapbooking and fabric printing.
- This is a great class for anyone who is new to printmaking or is an experienced printmaker - and everyone in-between!
Letterpress Basics
Topics Covered:
- Different substrates for carving and printing images such as linoleum, wood block, plastic erasers, styro-foam and cardboard.
- various cutting tools available for carving at home or at the Makerspace.
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Activities
This class is a hands-on class with demonstrations when applicable.
- Learn safety, how to use the letterpress equipment
- How to create a simple letterpress lockup form
- What materials are used to create the lockup form
- How to insert the lockup form into the letterpress
- How to ink the press up and print a personal initial card
Activities
During the hands-on portion, you will learn by participating in the handling of the tools to create a letterpress lockup form.
Each student will create small cards with their initials printed on them using the letterpress.
All attendees will examine a letterpress lockup form, inspect each component necessary to create a lockup form, and print a personalized card with wood type initials.
The completed project will be a printed card the student can take home with them
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Intermediate Classes
T-shirts and totes
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Learn the basics of plastisol ink screen printing on a T-shirt and Tote bag.
Learn how to pull a print, and make a T-shirt and tote bag with the DMS logo. This class clears you for single color printing on the multi screen presses.
Students will
- +Review the tools and supplies needed and avail at the Maker Space
- +how to clean a screen & tools
- +mediate screen problems
- +prep the ink, thinning if necessary
- +apply ink
- +use the heat flash
- +clean up
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Making Screens from scratch
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In this class we’ll print an image that can only be printed once, unlike most printmaking where there are multiple origionals. You will need a **CLEAN** screen, or a brand-new screen from the “screens from scratch” class.
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- Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has lines or images that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. Use your brand new "Screen from Scratch" or **CLEAN** screen to play with the Monoprinting process.
- Learn about and experiment with the waterbased materials applied directly to the screen.
- Use acryiclic medium to release the image onto Canson Printmaking Paper, watch your image evolve over multiple printings
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Complex Cloth – Screen Printing
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