Objectives:
You will create a one-color hand crafted, custom-lettered t-shirt design using either Photoshop, Illustrator or Adobe CC Mobile apps on the iPad. You will be introduced to what makes a good t-shirt design. You will evaluate several typographic solutions, learn the steps to creating a t-shirt design, and be responsible for creating a unique, well-thought-out type design. Once the designs are complete, we will be going on a field trip to Ink Lounge. This one-day workshop covers the basics of screenprinting on T-Shirts. You will cover art, film prep, screens, mesh, emulsion, squeegees, inks, exposure, registration - pretty much everything you need to know to get up and printing.
Goals:
Successfully prep a file to be used for a 1-color t-shirt design
Make good use of time and stayed on task
Have good craftsmanship (illustration, prepping and printing of shirts)
Be sure to follow instructions
Be creative, have original thoughts, use your imagination, and be inventive
Gain technical competence and skill with materials and media (digital and the screen printing process)
Final Composition:
Use Photoshop and/or Illustrator to create final illustration/design
8” x 10” final Illustration size
The final design will then be prepared and printed onto 3 separate fabrics, one shirt will be provided by Ink Lounge, the other two you will need to provide and bring along on the field trip.
