Hi printers, How are you? We have just two weeks ago completed our fourth cohort of Screenprinting for Entrepreneurs. That is just over a year of programming, and over 40 students! It has been a fantastic learning and FUN experience for us. Everyone here at Wachiay is very curious about how things are going. I’m…
Hello! We wanted to share with you an upcoming event at Wachiay Studio. Print-a-Palooza: a weekend-long print extravaganza! Participants will have full use of our studio space and hands-on support from the Wachiay Studio team for this self-directed weekend of print. Please have artwork print-ready (or really close) prior to the start of the…
Digital design software does not have to be scary! This video will walk through the process of converting your hand-drawn designs into digital art that can be printed to film. We use open-source (free!) software here. The prorgams are called Inkscape and GIMP. Adrianhttps://agranchelli.wordpress.com/ agranchelli.wordpress.com/
We’re excited to launch open studio nights. Learn more and sign up here: https://screentheworld.org/studionight/ Adrianhttps://agranchelli.wordpress.com/ agranchelli.wordpress.com/
We stumbled upon some beautiful halftone-style art on the internet that we just had to share. It is not quite halftone since it doesn’t follow a grid, but it does utilize the same effect to insinuate greys. What do you think? and how would you create this kind of art? This first image is art…
I have just been introducing to photo editing software that has incredible control over dithering. It is open-source and free, called Photodemon- download here (unfortunately, it’s only for Windows). With this program, you can convert a photo to black and white dithering by navigating on the top bar to ‘Adjustments’ -> ‘Monochrome’ and select ‘Color…
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Do you use Procreate for your design work? We have come across some great tutorials online teaching you how to use Procreate. For a limited time, Screenprinting.com is offering their course for free!!! Sign up here: https://www.screenprinting.com/collections/screen-printing-online-course/products/designing-in-procreate There is also this fantastic YouTube series on Procreate. When using Procreate, make sure you setup your resolution…
Question: If I wanted to make paint splatter look on a tee, how would I go about doing that without it being big globs of ink? I’m sure there’s other issues I’m not considering so any tips are appreciated. I saw a tee on a tv show and I loved the idea. It had white…
I have picked out a brand name, style, and overall direction. Nature Exposed Art that dives into the natural and scientific world, revealing the beauty of science. Mood Board Unfortunately, I have not done a lot of screenprinting this week, but I have been extensively working on my brand logo and other designs. …