This year, BPW is taking part in Belfast Photo Festival. This prestigious event shines a spotlight on outstanding talent and a wide range of contemporary photography.
CMKY (cyan, magenta, yellow, and key – aka black) is the 4 colour separation used across colour printing in many forms. Printmaker Neil Kerr will guide participants through the process of creating CMYK screenprinted works, from the conceiving of imagery through to the printing of an edition of original works.
This course will feature in-depth instruction on preparing photographic and digital imagery for creating a 4 layer, CMYK or full colour screenprint. Neil Kerr is an artist and musician who regularly uses screenprinting to produce limited edition graphics for vinyl sleeves, prints, posters and clothing for his own projects as well as special commissions.
The weekend course will focus on image processing and registration using Photoshop as well as screen set-up, preparation and printing. Participants will be taught how to create, expose and develop their imagery onto screens, experimenting with different approaches in order to produce their own set of prints to take home.
Aimed at those who have never screenprinted before or those wishing to brush up on their skills, the class will cover a wide range of possible applications with participants completing a series of works on paper or textiles.
Having worked as both a screenprinter and musician for many years, Neil has applied this printing practice to the printing of vinyl covers, tour memorabilia screenprints, t-shirts and much more. This weekend course will provide all those taking part with the skills to complete works of a high industry standard and is a fantastic opportunity to get creative and get printing.
