With your own artistic flair and unique voice, learn to print your own personalized, handcrafted designs. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to create visually compelling and painterly images that remain vibrant after multiple wash cycles. Curious students applying continuous practice can easily master this process. For now, students have access to 'TOOLS & infrastructure" a series of tutorials to short cut your road to T-shirt printing mastery!
Monoprinting on a T-Shirt
WHAT IS A MONOPRINT?
In the Civilian universe, a monoprint • or Monotype • is a unique image - one of a kind! An image is first painted onto a plate, then transferred onto a t-shirt.
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In this video I briefly share with you a overview of the goals of this course.
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in person workshops At the Civilian Art Studio
Sign up for a reduced price for in person workshops when you purchase this online course. Many supplies will be provided for you.
Sign up for a reduced price for in person workshops when you purchase this online course. Many supplies will be provided for you.
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About Plexiglass
Plexiglass is our plate. In this lesson, I share with you where you can get it to get it and how you can cut it.
Plexiglass is our plate. In this lesson, I share with you where you can get it to get it and how you can cut it.
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Breaking the Edge
Before you begin to work with plexiglass, the edges need to be softened so they do not cut your hands and/or the fabric.
Before you begin to work with plexiglass, the edges need to be softened so they do not cut your hands and/or the fabric.
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Shopping for Pigment
This lesson is found in ‘TOOLS & INFRASTRUCTURE. But for convenience, I have placed it here, as well.
This lesson is found in ‘TOOLS & INFRASTRUCTURE. But for convenience, I have placed it here, as well.
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Ink Viscosity
Civilian works with waterbased pigments. In this lesson, I will talk about textile paint/ink viscosity
Civilian works with waterbased pigments. In this lesson, I will talk about textile paint/ink viscosity
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Experiment First!
Since your garments are probably the most expensive part of your project, experiment first!
Since your garments are probably the most expensive part of your project, experiment first!
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Printing on a White Background
Most of my images live inside of a frame, so I like to add a white background.
Most of my images live inside of a frame, so I like to add a white background.
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Printing from a drawing
In this lesson, I show you a technique to create a loosly related series of images.
In this lesson, I show you a technique to create a loosly related series of images.
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In this video you will watch the image develop through the process of painting,
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A longer demo. Walk through the process in real time!
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Heat Curing
In this lesson, I share how to heat cure your fabrics safely to withstand multiple washings.
In this lesson, I share how to heat cure your fabrics safely to withstand multiple washings.
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Heat Curing in real time
This is NOT sped up. If you are feeling a little uncertain of the real time frame - this is it!
This is NOT sped up. If you are feeling a little uncertain of the real time frame - this is it!
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