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Mr. HobbsMr. Hobbs

What will we be learning by What will we be learning by doing our next project? We doing our next project? We

will:will:• Examine drawings, stencils and Examine drawings, stencils and

silkscreens done by various artistssilkscreens done by various artists• Create our own negative image stencil Create our own negative image stencil

designdesign• Learn how to set up a basic screen Learn how to set up a basic screen

printing stationprinting station• Learn how to handle materials properlyLearn how to handle materials properly• Silkscreen onto papers and fabric using Silkscreen onto papers and fabric using

the indirect stencil methodthe indirect stencil method

What is Silkscreening?What is Silkscreening?

• Silkscreen printing has a history Silkscreen printing has a history closely intertwined with stencil use. closely intertwined with stencil use.

• To create a screen print, a stencil is To create a screen print, a stencil is used to block out certain areas of used to block out certain areas of the screen while other areas remain the screen while other areas remain open to let ink pass through.open to let ink pass through.

• Silkscreening is a simple, dynamic Silkscreening is a simple, dynamic way of creating multiple images.way of creating multiple images.

Examples of Examples of silkscreeningsilkscreening

• Keypads of Keypads of cellphonescellphones

• Calculators Calculators • HatsHats• ClothingClothing• If you have clothing If you have clothing

with any logo or with any logo or design, you’ve design, you’ve probably been probably been screened!screened!

Let’s look at your Let’s look at your clothing…clothing…

• Is the ink puffy or Is the ink puffy or flat to the fabric?flat to the fabric?

• Has the T-Shirt been Has the T-Shirt been washed many times washed many times or is it brand new?or is it brand new?

• How is the design How is the design positioned on the positioned on the clothing?clothing?

Examples of StencilsExamples of Stencils

• In order to In order to create a create a silkscreened silkscreened image, a stencil image, a stencil must be made must be made first.first.

• This is probably the earliest known stencil made This is probably the earliest known stencil made over 10,000 years ago, called Cave of the Hands.over 10,000 years ago, called Cave of the Hands.

• The composition was made by hollowing out bones The composition was made by hollowing out bones to make pipes that were then used for spraying the to make pipes that were then used for spraying the paint on the wall blocked by the hand. paint on the wall blocked by the hand.

Examples of Examples of SilkscreeningSilkscreening

Poster designed by Yo Rodeo

Silkscreen Silkscreen design design done by done by

pop artist pop artist Andy Andy

WarholWarhol

Poster by Poster by Roy Roy

LichtensteLichtenstein using in using

silkscreensilkscreeninging

Demonstration of Demonstration of SilkscreeningSilkscreening

• http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=wogKeYH2wEE=wogKeYH2wEE

• Please watch and be dazzled as I Please watch and be dazzled as I show you the amazing silkscreening show you the amazing silkscreening process…process…