SCREEN PRINTING MODULE
SCREEN PRINTING INTRODUCTION
STAGE 1 - IMAGE SELECTION AND IMPORTATION.
STAGE 2 – IMAGE MANIPULATION.
STAGE 3 – IMAGE SIZING AND COMPOSITION CREATION.
STAGE 4 – SCREEN PRODUCTION.
STAGE 5 – SCREEN PRINTING GALLERY
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
•LESSON PLANS
•SCREEN PRINTING/PAINT SHOP PRO HELP SHEETS
•PUPIL POWER POINTS AND VIDEOS
Screen Printing Introduction
•Silk screen printing has developed through time
and many of its origins can be found in Japanese
stencilling. Industrial screen printing began in the
early 1900’s and was adopted and embraced by
artists after the second world war as a way of
expressing themselves. Click on the links below to
develop your knowledge and aid your research.
History of screen-printing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
history of pop art
Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SCREEN PROCESS PRINTING - SILK SCREEN PRINTING
SCREEN PRINTING RESEARCH
• Use the links on slide 2 to research the history of screen
printing and key artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert
Rauschenberg and any other relevant artists to improve your
basic knowledge of some artists that have used the technique
of screen printing.
• Now that you have knowledge about the origins of screen
printing and how it has been used through time by a variety of
artists, it is time to learn how to make a screen and apply your
own individuality to your art work.
• There is a definite process to producing a screen, but after that
you can adapt your methods of printing to create very individual
art work.
• Work CAREFULLY through the following slides and create a
screen based on your selected photographic images.
RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
OF OTHER ARTISTS WORK.
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PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS, THOUGHTS and FEELINGS
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What is your initial impression of the
painting? Describe it in 5-10 single words. E.G
Write thoughts/feelings/observations about the composition/colour/material
application/stylization/impact of the work/skills involved etc
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What do you think its about or supposed to be?
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How big do you think it is?
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FACTS ABOUT THE WORK-find as many as possible.
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Who is the artist?
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What is the date of the painting?
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What materials has the artist used?
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Has the painting got a title?
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What size is the painting?
What is the painting of/about? Is there a story behind it or meaning?
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Who is the artist influenced by.
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO THAT ONE STEP FURTHER AND E-MAIL THE
ARTIST/DESIGNER SOME QUESTIONS…………….IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE
THAT IS!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE E-MAILED AN ARTIST BEFORE AND I RECEIVED A
REPLY!
REALISTIC
REPRESENTATIONAL
BLOCK COLOUR
STYLIZED
COLOURFUL
MULTI FACETED
BOTANICAL PAINTING
INFORMAL
HIGH IMPACT
UNIFORMED
THOUGHT PROVOKING
TEXTURAL
LOW IMPACT
VIVID
SURREAL
EXPRESSIONISTIC
CONFUSING
INSPIRATIONAL
UNUSUAL
TRADITIONAL
CHILDLIKE
IMAGINATIVE
CALMING
LAYERED
STRUCTURED
UNNERVING
WEIRD
3-DIMENSIONAL
LANDSCAPE
SIMPLE
LIMITED COLOUR PALETTE
CONTEMPORARY
2-DIMENSIONAL
BOLD
FORMAL
DETAILED
BEAUTIFUL
COMPLICATED
SURFACE PATTERN
REPEAT PATTERN
IMPRESSIONISTIC
CONTRASTING
Andy Warhol &
Robert Rauschenberg
Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg were two of the founders of the Pop Art
movement, and are most commonly known for their use of screen printing to
produce art work.
Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The concept (idea) behind the work of artists that belonged to the pop art
movement was to use everyday/recognizable objects in their art work.
Warhol and Rauschenberg developed the screen printing process into 2 distinctive
styles. Andy Warhol favoured a registered style of printing, often repeating
images over and over again, where as Robert Rauschenberg developed a more
mixed media, overlaying approach to his printing.
Screen - printing
PHOTOGRAPHY
OVER LAYING
collage
PAINTING
BRIGHT COLOURS
MIXED MEDIA
REGISTRATION
Quotes from Andy Warhol and
Robert Rauschenberg
What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where
the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You
can be watching TV and see Coca Cola, and you know that the President
drinks Coca Cola, Liz Taylor drinks Coca Cola, and just think, you can drink
Coca Cola, too. A coke is a coke and no amount of money can get you a
better coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the cokes are
the same and all the cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President
knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.
– The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: (From A to B and Back Again), 1975,
From reading these quotes you can start to get an
idea behind the ideas behind their work
"I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real
world."
"The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history."
Robert Rauschenberg
Andy Warhol
the images from the following 4 slides were sourced from the web site below
http://whttp://www.w
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Use the above hyperlink to read about and try out the process that Andy
Warhol employed to create his exciting, and unique portraits. If you have a
printer at home, or access to one in school, print out your results to add to your
project. Otherwise save onto your personal file.
ANDY WARHOL SELF
PORTRAITS
MAKE SOME
OBSERVATIONS AND
SHARE SOME
THOUGHTS ON THE
PORTRAITS
ANDY WARHOL SELF
PORTRAITS
Who did Warhol depict in his portraits?
Andy Warhol looked at specific people for his work. As a pop artist, he was
interested in using people that were recognisable by the majority of the
public, not just by art students and critics etc.
As well as producing a number of self portraits, Warhol depicted a variety of
people, from all walks of life, mainly using the medium of screen printing,
but sometimes using photography and film.
As well as producing screen prints of many celebrities of his time, Warhol’s
work also had a more controversial side, through his depiction of Jackie
Kennedy in mourning (president kennedy’s widow), and the infamous ‘most
wanted’ piece that was displayed on the side of
Notice how before and after photographs have been used to compare
Look at has
the differences
and contrast how her portrait
changed within hours, due to this
between this portrait of
dramatic and devastating event. The public mask has gone, all that is left
the first lady, Jackie
is a grieving
Kennedy,
beforewidow
and
after the assassination
of her husband, John F.
Kennedy. What has
Warhol changed to
establish mood and
feeling in these prints
Robert Rauschenberg
"I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real world."
"The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history."
Untitled "combine, 1963.
Bikes, Berlin, Germany, 1998
Robert Rauschenberg used clever
combinations of existing imagery and
his own text and drawings in his multi
layered printing
Bicycle, National Gallery
Boston Symphony poster, 1981
Make some written thoughts and observations about the above art work. Include
comments about the selected imagery, use of colour, the colour blocking and
screen placement. Wild Strawberry Eclipse
National Gallery of Art-Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the
National Gallery of Art and Related Collections
Malaysian Flower Cave/ROCI MALAYSIA, 1990
SCREEN PRINTING
STAGE 1
IMAGE SELECTION AND
IMPORTATION
What equipment and materials will I
need to produce a screen?
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Carefully selected images.
A frame on which to stretch your silk.
Acetate – photocopying film.
Photo emulsion
A strong light source – light box
Acrylic paint.
Screen printing medium
Screen wash
Surfaces to print on – paper, material, board or
canvas – any flat surface really.
STAGE 1 - IMAGE SELECTION
• Image selection is a very important stage
in the creation of your screen. Poor quality
image selection will only result in one
thing…………………………….
A POOR QUALITY
SCREEN AND POOR
QUALITY ART WORK
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STAGE 1 - IMAGE SELECTION
• Images can be taken from a variety of sources:
• Personal photography
• Scanned images or objects
• A hand drawn image
You have the choice of creating an image using a
camera or by hand or scanning in existing
objects, text or images straight into your
computer. There are a few very important factors
to consider when selecting your images……….
STAGE 1 - IMAGE SELECTION
• When taking photographs ensure that they
are taken with a digital camera if possible
so that they can be imported straight into a
computer for manipulation.
• Make sure that the quality of your light in
your photos is good and consistent
through out or it will effect the quality of
your screen.
• Make sure that your images are a decent
size or they will pixel ate when they are
enlarged.
Light quality and
consistency
Image sourcing
IMAGE SELECTION –
FACTORS TO CONSIDER
Size of your image
Quality of your image
Text selection
Text selection
Text selection
• Text can be used in your art work. Factors to consider
when selecting your text.
• SOURCING – hand write, type into a word document or
source from newspapers or magazines.
• SIZE – around font size 20+ so that your text will be
picked up by the light source. Ensure that your text
compliments your image before creating your screen.
• COLOUR – If your text is high contrast it does not have
to be altered in any way. If it is in colour, it must be
altered on the computer or running it through the photo
copier.
• QUALITY – If your text is too fine there s a danger of
your text failing when your screen is produced.
Text selection Text selection Text selection
STAGE 1
Image selection examples
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Good image to use for screen
printing
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Bad image to use for screen
printing
Consistent light source.
Clear image.
Good size original image
Inconsistent light source
Blurred image
STAGE 1
PUPIL TASK SHEET
• Show your understanding and knowledge of screen
printing by presentation of collected research.
• Select an appropriate theme for your art work. E.g.
portraits, school, friends, flowers etc.
• Collect a minimum of 20 images that you feel meet the
image selection criteria on slides 18 & 19.
• Save them onto a folder on the schools computer or your
home computer; ideally both.
• If you wish to include text in your art work, this may be
written yourself, typed onto a word document or taken
from a magazine or newspaper. HIGH CONTRAST
TEXT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ALTERED, JUST
SIZED CORRECTLY. If your writing is too small or fine, it
will probably not work on the screen, so take care
Stage 1
Pupil assessment criteria
• Well presented research based around screen
printing history and artists with thoughtful and
personal FOTF
• Thoughtful and appropriate selection of a
personal theme.
• Successful image selection – Pupils have
successfully addressed the image selection
factors.
• Successful importation of their chosen images
into their folder on the computer.