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Introduction to Screenprinting (FINA20045)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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This subject will introduce students to the unique possibilities inherent in printmaking techniques, with a technical focus on screenprinting processes. As well as focusing on the development and application of screenprinting skills and techniques, students will be introduced to historical and contemporary contexts for screenprinting practice.

Within the workshop, students will be encouraged to explore their own work and utilise a selection of techniques by engaging with ideas of repetition, difference, and variation. This subject is designed to explore fundamental screenprinting processes as a vehicle for imaging ideas and for image production, as well as to motivate and involve students in analytical thinking about visual perception. It also includes an induction into the Screenprinting workshop, with an emphasis on Occupational Health & Safety.

Though this subject is designed for students who have little or no previous screenprinting experience, it will also suit students who have previously undertaken a visual art Breadth subject or similar.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • demonstrate technical skills in a range of screen printing processes;
  • identify and apply relevant occupational health and safety practices;
  • show technical development and proficiency in manipulating a range of printing techniques through practical experimentation and set tasks;
  • produce original images leading to materially and conceptually developed artworks;
  • demonstrate independent research in the field of screen printing;
  • evaluate screen printing processes, creative outcomes and their own development.

Generic skills

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

  • display an awareness of the graphic possibilities of a variety of concepts, materials and practices;
  • exhibit evidence of skill development both pictorially and technically as a means of independent image making;
  • demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
  • demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis and problem solving;
  • demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary art, cultural developments and new ideas.

Last updated: 17 August 2023