Screenprinting Developer Courses
Monday Evenings, Individually Bookable, 6-9pm
Develop your skills in Screenprinting with James Harrison.
Experienced Screen Technician and Editioner James will teach a series of in-depth classes to aid you in developing your skills in each 3-hour class. Through examples, demonstration, and hands on learning you can work on trouble shooting issues you have been coming up against and enjoy learning new processes.
Feel free to bring in files/prints you have been working on, there will be opportunities to discuss, and trouble shoot your work in progress.
Choose the class you want and book on that date. You can add multiple classes to your basket.
This class is for people with recent Screenprinting experience. Please do not book if you are not familiar with basics of Screenprinting at Edinburgh Printmakers.
Monday 11th May | Alignment Techniques & Registration
Screenprint projects can sometimes require a variety of alignment techniques to produce a single piece of artwork. During this course you will cover what to look out for when preparing for printing, and learn tips and tricks that are invaluable for precise alignment. We will then put this into practice using pre-exposed screens on the presses.
Monday 8th June | Creating Screenprint Editions
Editioning can be a complex process where consistency is particularly important to create a uniform set of prints. We will cover various tips, tricks and techniques that will help streamline your process. These include preparing paper, screen preparation, artwork alignment, how to strain inks and proofing prints. We will then put these techniques into practice on the presses.
Monday 13th July | Advanced Halftone Clinic & Bitmap Printing
Delve into the wonderful world of photographic halftone and bitmap printing. This course will be split into two parts. First we will learn how to create halftones and CMYK separations on Photoshop. We will then cover what to look out for when exposing and printing halftones.
Monday 10th August | Painterly Washes & Textures
Painterly marks and washes can be an incredible way to produce interesting results and create depth to artwork. This course will cover examples of how to create textures and washes, then you will be shown interesting ways of incorporating them into your work.
Monday 12th October | Clean Flats and Colour Blending
Although they may look simple, clean flat areas and colour blends can be difficult to print consistently. During this course you will learn the technicalities of how to print clean flat areas and smooth colour blends. We will then use pre-exposed screens to set up and practice printing on the presses.
Monday 16th November | Large Format Printing
Large format printing requires consideration, thought and planning before artwork is produced. During this session you will be shown how to set-up the arm, coat big screens, cover the technicalities of large-scale screenprinting and use various pre-exposed screens to practice printing big.
James Harrison
Over the past 10 years, James has been honing his screenprint craft by working on both personal and commercial print project on a variety of mediums, but his specialty lies in creating high-end screenprints on paper. With over 6 years of teaching experience, James' enthusiasm for teaching the art of screenprinting provides him with a constant source of motivation and inspiration for his practice.
In early 2015, James started a self-initiated project with his brother called Under the Skin with the mission to engage people of all ages through innovative design and interactive screenprints. In 2018 James was awarded a QEST scholarship where he trained under expert printmaker Scott Campbell to produce screenprint editions for world-renowned artists such as Alasdair Gray. In 2022 James joined the Edinburgh Printmakers team as a Screenprint Technician, where he runs the screenprint department, produces screenprint editions, and teaches a wide variety of screenprint workshops.