Digital Processes for Screenprinting

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

SAW | Ottawa

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Digital Processes for Screenprinting
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Procédés numériques appliqués à la sérigraphie
About this Event

Digital Processes for Screenprinting
3-week workshop series

Saturdays, June 6 and 13, and Sunday, June 14, 2026, 1PM–4PM
SAW Nordic Lab Screenprinting Studio
67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
Cost: $150 (basic materials included)
Class size: Maximum of 6 participants
Instructor: Chris Glabb (New York City)
Language of instruction: English
No experience necessary

This three-week workshop offers a hands-on introduction to digital processes for screenprinting. Visual artist and printmaker Chris Glabb will review Photoshop and Illustrator methods, and participants will be able to print an image (up to 3 colours) developed using one of these processes or designed in Procreate.
Throughout the course, the instructor will demonstrate how to:

  • Turn a photograph into a bitmapped image that can be screenprinted
  • Create a line-based drawing in Illustrator
  • Set up layers with bleed and trapping for layering multiple colours

Some screenprinting knowledge or experience is recommended, but those new to screenprinting are also welcome.

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Procédés numériques appliqués à la sérigraphie
Série d’ateliers de 3 semaines

Les samedis 6 et 13 juin et le dimanche 14 juin 2026, de 13 h à 16 h
Studio de sérigraphie du Labo nordique de SAW
67, rue Nicholas, Ottawa

Coût : 150 $ (matériel de base inclus)
Nombre de participant·e·s : maximum de 6
Formateur : Chris Glabb (New York)
Langue d’enseignement : anglais
Aucune expérience requise

Cette série d’ateliers de trois semaines propose une introduction pratique aux procédés numériques appliqués à la sérigraphie. L'artiste visuel et sérigraphe Chris Glabb présentera différentes méthodes utilisant Photoshop et Illustrator, et les participant·e·s pourront imprimer une image (jusqu’à 3 couleurs) développée à l’aide de l’un de ces procédés ou conçue dans Procreate.
Au cours de l’atelier, il démontrera comment :

  • Transformer une photographie en image tramée pouvant être sérigraphiée
  • Créer un dessin vectoriel dans Illustrator
  • Configurer des calques avec fond perdu et trapping pour l’impression de plusieurs couleurs

Certaines connaissances ou une expérience en sérigraphie sont recommandées, mais les personnes débutantes sont également les bienvenues.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Canada

Tickets

CAD 150.00

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