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4 Week Silkscreen Course on Tuesdays from June 23

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We know how busy people are during the summer but due to the ongoing popularity of our evening silkscreen courses, we are happy to announce a new term from Tuesday June 23rd for 4 weeks.
Who cares if the weather disappoints & the wind is howling?
Use your time wisely & enjoy learning a new skill or brush up on an existing one!
In brief:
Level: Absolute Beginners / Improvers/ Refreshers
Dates of course: Tuesdays –  June 23rd, June 30th, July 7th, July 14th
Duration: Every Tuesday over 4 weeks
Time: 6.30pm – 9pm for each class, 2.5 hours per class
Prices: €120 
Includes: All printmaking materials are included in the course costs 
– Students must bring their own latex gloves(if desired), pencils, knife/blade, masking tape etc
10% discount available for seniors/students & the unwaged – just ask when booking!*

So what is Silkscreen printmaking?
Silkscreen printing involves ‘exposing’ an image/photograph/design using light sensitive material onto a mesh screen held in a rectangular frame, much like a canvas stretched over a frame.
This process transfers the image/photograph/design to the screen itself & allows for the printing of the image multiple times by using a squeege to push ink through the mesh onto the surface underneath (e.g. paper, cloth etc). With a little experience, multiple colour prints can be created to striking visual effect.

Our tutor is an experienced printmaker,technician & tutor & will guide every individual at every level of knowledge through the entire process – from selecting optimal images, preparing your screen, registering your image, choosing paper, solving issues that may occur in your work & of course printing your images to a high standard. 
You will finish the course will your very own prints & hopefully, will have been bitten by the silkscreen bug! Please let us know if you have any queries about this or any of our other courses 
 – we are happy to discuss & advise to ensure this is the course for you.
Numbers are limited to maintain the quality of the course, so if you are tempted
– please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
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