SRJC Course Outlines

12/7/2024 3:07:22 PMART 27B Course Outline as of Fall 2018

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  ART 27BTitle:  INTERM SCREEN PRINTING  
Full Title:  Intermediate Screen Printing
Last Reviewed:9/9/2024

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled2.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled35.00
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled4.006 min.Lab Scheduled70.00
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total6.00 Contact Total105.00
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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Continued exploration of the screen printing process as a fine art print medium. Increased emphasis on individual projects at a more advanced level of sophistication.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of ART 27A


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Continued exploration of the screen printing process as a fine art print medium. Increased emphasis on individual projects at a more advanced level of sophistication.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:Course Completion of ART 27A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Spring 1986Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:TransferableEffective:Spring 1986Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable



COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1.  Create well-conceived, technically complex, advanced screen prints.
2.  Integrate aesthetically pleasing elements, including appropriate photography and typography,
    into design.
3.  Give and receive constructive feedback of artwork by participating in formal group critiques.
 

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Use a variety of stencil methods efficiently from the most direct to the highly technical.
2. Create fine art prints that reflect a more personal vision and a higher level of technical
    competence.
3. Demonstrate a personal direction of image-making, requiring greater skills and sophistication
    over a more sustained period of time.
4. Exemplify the proper and safe use of printmaking materials and tools.
5. Use printmaking terms and apply an understanding of their meaning.
6. Demonstrate an increasingly advanced understanding of form, color and composition,
    especially as it applies to printmaking and poster arts.

Topics and Scope
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I. Composition and Design Concerns
    A. Identification of image goals in project proposal
    B. Selection of appropriate subject matter and image development for screen printing
    C. Simplified translation and image distillation for working design concerns of contrast and clarity
    D. Screening pictorial components toward a desired interpretation
    E. Applying color theory via the mixing of opaque and transparent inks
II. Materials for Screen Printing and Presentation
    A. Utilizing and maintaining a print workstation
    B. Employing papers on board stock for required results
    C. Mixing, application, and storage of inks
    D. Solvent use and screen reclamation
    E. Affordable print presentation and curatorial materials for storage
III. Screen Printing Preparation
    A. Hand application techniques of masking with fluids
    B. Paper or acetate stencil work
    C. Printing methods of monotype with crayons or brush
    D. Darkroom or digitally originated photo materials and related processes for integration
IV. Printing Functions
    A. Colored ink mixing with advanced theory and sophistication
    B. Complex color registration and over-printing challenges
    C. Printing on affordable alternatives and archival stock rag papers
    D. Gradual blends, split foundation, and other nuanced approaches and variants
V. Print Presentation Methods and Storage
    A. Print drying
    B. Signing, numbering, and dating impressions
    C. Matting, floating and framing
    D. Boxing for storage
    E. Presentation for clients and galleries
All topics are covered in both the lecture and lab parts of the course.

Assignments:
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A. Below are some of the suggested processes and concepts students will be asked to choose
    from*.  
     1.  Photographic posterization
    2.  Photostencil/progressive blockout combined
    3.  Photographic image restructured/rearranged
    4.  Full-color separations made digitally or by hand
    5.  Halftone dot and photo mechanical tonal process
    6.  Mechanical dot and pattern structures to develop pattern
    7.  Multi-registration or shifting registration overlaps
    8.  Hand application of color through stencils
    9.  Mixed-media combinations, hand coloring, collage, other printmaking process
    10. Color as content-color interaction/relativity-Josef Albers, et al.
    11. Modular or repeated form/image building, tiling
    12. Sequential or serial imagery
    13. Thematic variation of a subject
    14. Color transparency overlaps to build an image
    15. The print as a 3-dimensional object (shaped, folded, combined)
    16. The poster as a fine art print
B. Project proposals and revisions
C. Portfolio
D. Class participation in discussions, critiques, and shop maintenance
 
*All  assignments.are covered in both the lecture and lab parts of the course

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
5 - 10%
Project Proposal
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
35 - 40%
Design development and preparations
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40%
Execution of design and presentation of portfolio
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
0 - 10%
Vocabulary quiz
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
10 - 30%
Class participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The Little Book of Screenprinting. Willamson, Caspar. Chronicle Books. 2011 (classic)
 
The Printmaking Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques. Hughes, Ann D'Arcy, and Vernon Morris, Hebe. Chronicle Books. 2008 (classic)
 
Waterbased Silkscreen Today. Henning, Roni. Watson-Guptill Publications. 2006 (classic)
 
Simple Silkscreening. Stromquist, Annie. Lark Books. 2005 (classic)
 
Instructor prepared materials

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