Course detail

Screenprinting - summer

FaVU-4SCRPR-LAcad. year: 2024/2025

In the summer semester, the Screenprinting course focuses on teaching the technique of printing from a direct stencil. The study of the course will allow students to master the realization of their own designs. The course is based on a theoretical introduction that provides an overview of current technological possibilities. 

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Art. Svätopluk Mikyta

Department

Department of Traditional Media (KTM)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Keen interest in stencil printing. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Assessment is based on submission of prints of assigned techniques implemented during the course:
1. preparation and printing of an analogue stencil – one-colour print A4 size
2. preparation and printing of a digital stencil – two-colour A3 size
3. preparation and printing of a poster – two or more colours A2 size 
Attendance is mandatory. 

Aims

The aim of the Screenprinting course is to introduce student to the possibilities of stencil techniques and to provide them with the space to create original graphic sheets. 
Students will learn the basic theory of screenprinting. They will learn both the methods of processing designs for printing from a direct stencil, and independent realization of the print. They will acquire the ability to apply and realize their own designs in relation to contemporary artistic tendencies. 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Dyeing and screen-printing on textiles. Kinnersly-Taylor – A & C Black 2012. (EN)
Emma DEXTER, Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing, Phaidon Press 2005. (EN)
Screenprinting: The Ultimate Studio Guide from Sketchbook to Squeegee. London: Print Club 2017. (EN)
Screenprinting: The Ultimate Studio Guide from Sketchbook to Squeegee. London: Print Club 2017. (EN)
Silkscreen Masters: Secrets of the World's Top Screen Printers. Komurki – Moleskine Books 2017. (EN)
Silkscreen Masters, Secrets of the World’s Top Screen Printers, Moleskine Books 2018. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme FAAD Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
    1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme ZST-BX Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme ZST-NX Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Creative seminar

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Kateřina Spáčilová Blažková

Syllabus

1. Introduction to screen printing theory (lecture)
2. Preliminary designs of direct (experimental) printing stencils
3. Technique of direct stencil – creation of students’ designs, consultation
4. Direct stencil technique – printing implementation
5. Indirect stencil technique – practical demonstration and creation of designs for printing on textiles
6. Indirect stencil technique – creation of students’ designs, consultation and possibilities of realization of printing on textile
7. Indirect stencil technique –printing
8. Indirect stencil technique – printing
9. Preliminary designs of direct template – monotype
10. Direct stencil technique – creation of students’ designs, consultation and printing possibilities
11. Direct stencil technique – print implementation
12. Direct stencil technique – print implementation