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Studio is Open by apt
1327 SE Division ST
Portland OR 97202
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CURRENT
WORKSHOPS
UPCOMING
DESIGN FOR PRINT
SATURDAY, JAN 24th, 11am (PST)
This is a remote group workshop going over how to prepare digital files for RISO or silkscreening. We will meet via zoom.
Course will cover
-What design programs options are available to use
(free and paid)
-Color Separating and working in layers
-Halftones and Duotones
-Working with photos (cymk separations)
$60
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This is a REMOTE workshop, held via zoo
This group RISO workshop is an intro and overview of RISO printing and our studio. We’ll make collages and drawings to make stencils on our EZ 391 single drum RISO.
We’ll go over
-RISO History
-How to work with colors and textures
-Designing for RISO
$120
~2 Hours
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This course is an introduction to RISO but it does not give you enough experience to book open studio time and work independently. Please take our RISO Operator Course, book a 1 on 1, or take our RISO Monthly Intensive workshop to gain more experience for independent printing during open studios.
SCREEN PRINTING
MONTHLY INTENSIVE
Thursdays 7pm
Starts Feb 5th (4 sessions)
This course serves as a prerequisite to book open studio time in our silkscreening lab.
This is a 4 week class, meeting once a week, Thursdays at 7pm.
The goal of this course is to gain experience and confidence with the variety of silkscreening tools in the studio. We will make several small projects as a group, and then each student will develop and print a final project of their own.
We will cover:
Working in layers: digital design and color seperation for silkscreening/ RISO
Screen burning tools, the MiScreen A4, GOCCOPRO Series 100 and 2536, and photo emulsion
Printing on paper and fabric
Where to get silkscreening supplies locally
Printing tools: 4 arm shirt press, vacuum tables, oversized tables, hinge clamps
Printing techniques: registering multiple colors, color mixing, ink types
Cost:
All demo materials are included in the class. Students will be required to provide their own paper, apparel, and ink for their final projects. They will also need to purchase the screen burns for their final project, rates will vary based on what type and size of screen is made, and how many colors the design is. See our screen making rates below.
$400 for 4 weeks
Thursdays, 7pm
Feb 5th-26th
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Please sign up for our intensive waitlist, if you cannot make this day/time but would be interested in another session.
Sundays 11am
Starts Feb 1st-22nd (4 sessions)
This course serves as a prerequisite to book open studio time in our RISO lab on both machines.
This is a 4 week class, meeting once a week, Sundays at 11am, 3 hour sessions
We will cover:
Working in layers: digital design and color seperation for silkscreening/ RISO
How to operate the RISO SIngle Drum and Dual Drum machines
Changing drum colors and working with RISO inks
Printing from a computer and scanner bed
How to troubleshoot RISO printer issue
Project development/ planning
Cost:
All ink, prints, masters, and demo materials are included in the class. Students will be required to provide their own paper for their final prints.
$400 for 4 weeks
REGISTER
If you cannot make this day/time but would be interested in another session, please fill out our Workshop Interest Form to provide feedback on dates/ times
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