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Year 10 - Art and design

Printing inks and dyes

Textile Design

Unit Summary

This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to draw, paint and print your design using colour mixing on a silkscreen.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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 Mistakes To Avoid

  • You can make multiple identical prints from one hand painted silkscreen.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key 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.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'silkscreen'

a frame with fine mesh used to press ink through a design onto fabric or paper.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: You can make multiple identical prints from one hand painted silkscreen. Correction: It will only produce one singular print.

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