- Year 10
Printing inks and dyes
I can draw, paint and print my design using colour mixing on a silkscreen.
- Year 10
Printing inks and dyes
I can draw, paint and print my design using colour mixing on a silkscreen.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Painting onto the silkcreen will only produce one, singular print not multiple prints.
- The silkscreen technique allows versatility to produce an art piece or a wearable piece.
- Artists can use other techniques, like hand stitch embroidery, to develop their design or artwork.
Keywords
Silkscreen - a frame with fine mesh used to press ink through a design onto fabric or paper
Squeegee - a tool with a flat rubber edge used to pull ink across a screen for printing
Textile medium - a liquid mixed with paint to make it flexible and washable on fabric
Common misconception
You can make multiple identical prints from one hand painted silkscreen.
It will only produce one singular print.
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Printing inks and dyes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Printing inks and dyes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
Silkscreen, squeegee, silkscreen inks, acrylic paints, textile medium, pencils, fineliner, white cotton, white tshirt.
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