design & printmaking: stencil process

Design & PrintmakingOne color stencil

Prof. Daniel Castelo

2017

What are we going to learn?• History of printing process

• Process of stencil technique

• Materials and tools needed to stencil

• Contribution of stencil to art and design

• How to do a stencil - workshop

• Advantages and disadvantages of stencil.

• Uses and applications in art and design.

http://es.freeimages.com/photo/stencils-1197108

Objective• Applying

• At the end of the class students will be able to use the knowledge gained of the process of printing in one color, to create a design that can be reproduced.

printing technique STENCIL

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Definition of stencil

• 1 :an impervious material (such as a sheet of paper, thin wax, or woven fabric) perforated with lettering or a design through which a substance (such as ink, paint, or metallic powder) is forced onto a surface to be printed

• 2 :something (such as a pattern, design, or print) that is produced by means of a stencil

• 3 :a printing process that uses a stencil

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stencil

Cueva de las Manos 9.300 years ago

Video (03 min) Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas. Santa Cruz. Patagonia Argentina➡ https://vimeo.com/65580818

CARLOS FUENTES, VIENDO VISIONES

¿Quién imprimió por primera vez la planta de su pie en la arena y se percató de ello? ¿Quién arañó por primera vez la corteza

de un árbol para dejar constancia de su paso por la selva?

Who first printed the sole of his foot in the sand and noticed it? Who scratched the bark of a tree for the first

time to record its passage through the jungle?

Forum: Do you consider art or design these prints found in Cueva de las manos?

Explain the reasons of your answer.

Practical exercise Single color print with stencil

http://es.freeimages.com/photo/stencil-alphabet-1171690

To apply the stencil technique:

1. Idea: Pictogram

2. Material to produce the template (art, support and cut)

3. An ink (pigment) of a color (contrast)

4. Substrate (final support)

1. Design Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

2. Cut out Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

3. Prepare the substrate Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

4. Prepare ink Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

5. Mask or cover a screen Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

6. Lock and register Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

7. Apply ink Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

8. Ready your ink and stencil Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

9. Drag the squeegee and force the ink Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

10. Clean excess Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

11. Remove stencil from screen Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

12. Let dry and show results Tools & Technique

http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

Advantages:

• Easy to print in one color• Easy to print on a wide variety of substrates,

walls, etc.• The base substrate can be any strong enough

element to be cut and inked.

http://es.freeimages.com/photo/stencil-2nd-1481698

One color stencil print

• Preliminary steps must be taken to correctly print the letters.

• Too much waste afterwards.• Time consuming.• Requires attention to details.• It is easy to break or destroy stencils when

the base substrate is not strong enough.

http://es.freeimages.com/photo/stencil-2nd-1481698

Disadvantages:

One color stencil print

Relation to the carreer Multidisciplinary use of the stencil

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Use and application in design.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0720/5981/files/ACD_Stencil_Wedding_Invites_RSVP_1024_1024x1024.jpg?10981880962102031578

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/78/00/b7/7800b71d9306aeebb30882529f2ab10a.jpg

http://coolestbusinesscard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Anda-Creative-Die-Cut-Business-Card_1.jpg

http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com//images/big/Flower-stencil-zinnia-floral-design.jpg

http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/-andy/app5.jpg

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0720/5981/files/ACD_Stencil_Wedding_Invites_RSVP_1024_1024x1024.jpg?10981880962102031578

http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/The-Story-Behind-Banksy-2.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg

http://es.freeimages.com/photo/printed-circuit-board-1143238

Class review

What did we learn?

Class review

• History of printing process

• Process of stencil technique

• Materials and tools needed to stencil

• Contribution of stencil to art and design

• How to do a stencil - workshop

• Advantages and disadvantages of stencil.

• Uses and applications in art and design.

Homework (Delivery: next class)

Autonomous Task.-

Repeat again the printing process you took with a more complicated stencil.

Make a written report step by step (include photos, conclusions and recommendations).

1. One color printing. 2. Textile ink on thick paper or cardboard. 3. A4 or 8x5 format4. First name and last name. 5. Name of technique used. 6. Name of the teacher.

Homework (Specifications)

Rubric

• Allows an objective evaluation of homework.• It serves as a guide for self-evaluation.• Direct feedback to the student.• Provided for the workshops and practice.

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Questions?

Bibliography and reading resources

• HUGHES, A; VERNON-MORRIS, H (2011) LA IMPRESIÓN COMO ARTE: TÉCNICAS TRADICIONALES Y CONTEMPORÁNEAS: CALCOGRAFÍA, RELIEVE, LITOGRAFÍA, SERIGRAFÍA; MONOTIPO, BLUME

• PEOT, M (2015) STENCIL CRAFT: TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION, ART AND HOME, NORTH LIGHT BOOKS.

• GATTER, M (2011) MANUAL DE IMPRESIÓN PARA DISEÑADORES GRAFICOS, PARRAMON.

• HUGHES, A (2008) THE PRINTMAKING BIBLE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES, CHRONICLE BOOKS.

Video sources

• Video (fragmento documental) Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas. Santa Cruz. Patagonia Argentina > disponible en: https://vimeo.com/65580818

Links and other resources

• Historia de las Investigaciones en la Cueva de las Manos

• http://www.cuevadelasmanos.org/investigacion.html