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Course Location: Bluecoat Screen Print Studio

Experience Level: Beginner 

This course will run Thursday evenings at 5:15pm – 7:45pm for 4 consecutive weeks - 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th March 2026.

The Art of Screen printing is a comprehensive course suitable for beginners and intermediate printers alike. On completion you will be a knowledgeable, confident screen printer and able to hire our printmaking facilities to use.

The course schedule is as follows:

• Week 1:  You will learn the fundamentals of screen printing and create experimental prints using hand cut paper stencils and monoprinting techniques.
• Week 2: You will learn how to clean a screen and prepare it for printing, as well as coating your screen in UV sensitive emulsion and exposing it to create a permanent stencil for printing. You will then use your exposed screen to create a set of prints.
• Week 3: This week will teach you all about registration and how to use multiple screens to create multi-layered prints.
• Week 4: Your final week will teach you how to print onto fabric, utilising all you've learnt to understand the subtle changes needed in the screen printing process to create great fabric prints.

What’s Included?

All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose. Our studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction to book into our Screen Printing Studio should you wish to.

Do I need to prepare anything beforehand?

All weeks: Feel free to bring along reference images to each session.

Week 2/3: If you would like to prepare an image to bring with you to print from you can use:

Inkjet/Laser Print: Please make sure it is either in BLACK INK ONLY on acetate/transparency

Hand drawn image: Please use opaque ink pens (we use black posca markers) on tracing paper or acetate/transparency for your image to expose correctly.

Week 4: We do provide tote bags for this session, but feel free to bring fabric or fabric items to experiment on with fabric printing.

What happens after the course?

After you’ve completed your course, you are free to book into our open access printmaking studios. Your course acts as an induction, but if you feel like you would benefit from a free one-to-one induction or more info about our studios, you can book online here: https://shop.thebluecoat.org.uk/products/book-a-free-health-safety-induction

We also offer a Bluecoat Artist Memberships scheme, which has lots of amazing perks for practicing and aspiring local printmakers. You can find out more information and purchase your membership here: https://shop.thebluecoat.org.uk/products/artist-membership

Got any questions?

You can find out general information about the Bluecoat Print Studios here: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-community/spaces/print-studio

Accessibility:

The Bluecoat cafe, gardens and building floors are accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility with lifts and ramp access. The print studios have step-free access but the studio spaces & equipment have not been adapted to take into consideration any floor space/surface height needs. If you would like to do a print workshop with us but are unsure about accessibility, please contact the Print Studio manager at: Ivy.m@thebluecoat.org.uk

Getting here:

The Bluecoat is located in Liverpool city centre and is easily accessible using public transport.

• The closest bus stop is Tesco Hanover Street
• The closest railway station is Liverpool Central Station

(Attendees must be 18+)

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Location

Bluecoat Print Studios
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, MERSEYSIDE L1 3BX

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