Design & Printmaking: Stencil process

Class material for Design & printmaking.

Material de clases de la materia Diseño y grabado.

1. Design & Printmaking
One color stencil
Prof. Daniel Castelo
2017

2. 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

3. 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.

4. printing techniqueSTENCIL
http://152.74.16.147/sites/default/files/20151223_pag_01_Imagen_0003.jpg
http://communiday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/17.jpg

5. 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

6. Cueva de las Manos
9.300 years ago

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

8. 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?

9. Forum:
Do you consider art or design these prints
found in Cueva de las manos?
Explain the reasons of your answer.

10. Practical exerciseSingle color print with stencil
http://es.freeimages.com/photo/stencil-alphabet-1171690

11. 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)

12. 1. Design Tools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

13. 2. Cut out Tools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

14. 3. Prepare the substrateTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

15. 4. Prepare inkTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

16. 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

17. 6. Lock and registerTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

18. 7. Apply inkTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

19. 8. Ready your ink and stencilTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

20. 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

21. 10. Clean excessTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

22. 11. Remove stencil from screenTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

23. 12. Let dry and show resultsTools & Technique
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-printing-fundamentals-how-to-print-the-eco-friendly-way--craft-4882

24. 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

25. •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

26. Relation to the carreerMultidisciplinary use of the stencil
http://ambushgallery.com/content/uploads/2015/09/main_image-2000x1331.jpg

27. Use and application in design.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36. Class review
What did we learn?

37. 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.

38. 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).

39. 1. One color printing.
2. Textile ink on thick paper or cardboard.
3. A4 or 8x5 format
4. First name and last name.
5. Name of technique used.
6. Name of the teacher.
Homework
(Specifications)

40. 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.

41. http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sith-lord-rainbow1.jpg
Questions?

42. 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 .

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

44. Links and other resources
•Historia de las Investigaciones en la Cueva de las Manos
•http://www.cuevadelasmanos.org/investigacion.html