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Join us as we go behind the scenes at Mama’s Sauce, an award-winning letterpress and screen printing studio. You’ll hear from both sides - Designer (Clark Orr) and Printer (Hogan Birney) -as they work together to create and screen print a poster.
In this class, you’ll learn:- What screen printing is and how to design for it
- Choosing the best paper and ink for the job
- Best practices for preparing and delivering files to the printer
You’ll also receive a version of this poster, a how-to infographic, you can print on your own.Interested in designing and screen printing posters but not sure how to get started? This class is for you.
Overview
Syllabus
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- Studio Tour
- Introduction to Screen Printing
- Choosing Paper: Deciding Which is Best
- Selecting Ink Color: Using the Pantone System
- Designing the Poster: The Process
- Preparing digital files: CreativeLive Poster
- Preparing Digital Files: Hill Valley Poster
- Halftone Hacks in Illustrator
- Finalizing Materials and Design