The course proposes learning the fundamentals of silk-screen printing on paper and the techniques for making real books made up of a single sheet.
It is aimed at all those who want to discover the world of screen printing and creative binding. Perfect for the curious, enthusiasts, designers, illustrators, photographers, artists and all those who want to learn how to make a portable edition of their works, starting from a single sheet of printed paper.
A journey between creativity and technique, narration and construction.
Two days to navigate by sight between screen printing and bookbinding.
DAY I - SCREEN PRINTING - with
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• During the first day we will approach the silk-screen techniques to design the frames and to print, with multiple steps, the papers that will be needed to create the prototypes and the final books.
• Introduction to screen printing, frame engraving, color and machine preparation, printing and drying.
• Participants will be divided into working groups. Each group will have the task of printing decorative patterns on paper (supplied by the screen printer) made up of several levels. The printed papers will then be left to dry until the following day.
DAY II - HANDCRAFTED BOOKBINDING
• On the second day, after an evaluation of the silk-screen work, the printed sheets will be used to make the real books by transforming two-dimensional images into three-dimensional structures with pockets and covers.
• Starting from the basic cutting and folding techniques, we will create prototypes that will help us better define the space of the book, the layout, the functioning and the infinite possible combinations.
• We will then move on to the realization of the final project based on the structure called Franklin fold.