Screen Printing – the Drawing Fluid Method

1 day course
6 June 2024
10am to 4pm

£95 including all materials

Screen Printing – the Drawing Fluid Method

Screen printing, sometimes called serigraphy or silk screen printing, uses the method of creating an image on paper or fabric by pushing ink through a screen mesh with areas blocked off by stencils. The stencils can be made from paper, drawing fluid, screen filler or a light sensitive emulsion.
On this course you will learn how to use drawing fluid to create positive stencils and/or screen filler to create negative stencils directly on the screen. This technique is a great alternative to using a light sensitive emulsion stencil and it enables you to capture a wide range of expressive autographic marks in your screen print. The stencils are created by painting an image directly onto the screen, you can work free hand or trace a printed/drawn image. You will be assisted in developing your image to make it suitable for this process. You will also learn how to set up the equipment, mix inks and use a squeegee to print your image onto paper. By the end of the course, you will have created a variable edition of at least 8x A4 prints.  Screen filler and drawing fluid are great tools for creating screen stencils without the need for complicated equipment and as such they are ideal for a home practice.

Course structure
• Explanation of the process and looking at examples.
• Introduction to the equipment and how to set it up.
• Using drawing fluid for a positive stencil.
• Using screen filler for a negative stencil.
• Planning your image.
• Creating your stencil on the screen.
• Mixing inks – opacity and transparency.
• Registration with the acetate and on the board.
• Flooding the screen and pulling the print.
• Cleaning the screen and setting up for the next layer.
• Trouble shooting.

Pre-course information
No preparation is necessary however we will work from simple sketches or printed images of single or two colour drawings/images. You are welcome to bring any sketchbooks or photos that you would like to work with. We have images available in the studio.  

Experience level
Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills.

Maximum 6 places


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Payment / Terms and Conditions

For all courses except CPSC Certificate course

Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.

If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.

Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre. Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.

For CPSC Certificate course

Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.

If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.

Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.