Screen Printing on the Cheap

MMAA Sneak Peak

SPOTC — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:17:38 +0000

This is part of a bigger series that will be looped and projected during the MMAA exhibit D.I.Y. Printing: Presses Not Required, March 7 – April 28, 2013. We wanted to not only showcase Nate’s awesome design and illustrations, but the screen printing process as well.

PYOP Poster Show and Book Release

SPOTC — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:33:01 +0000

The book is published, we’re caught up with back orders, it’s time to partay!

Dust off your squeegee, put on some not-so-nice clothes and come on out to meet the SPOTC crew @ Big Table Studio March 2nd 7-10pm. Our friends Aesthetic Apparatus, Adam Turman, Steady Co., and Nate Geon have provided custom-made poster designs, you provide the muscle.

Pull Your Own Print!

[full poster artwork]

SPOTCs in QATAR

SPOTC — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:26:47 +0000

Just got an awesome photo sent to us from Qatar. This DIY print class used our book and designs to make their own presses. Thanks for the love, VCUQATAR PAINTING + PRINTMAKING!

SPOTC goes BOGOHO

SPOTC — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:15:49 +0000

Our books are coming off the press soon, the holidays are here, and we’re feeling downright jolly!

Presenting BOGOHO! (Buy One Get One Half Off!):
First 50 orderers to use coupon code BOGOHO on 2+ books get $15 off their order. A sweet deal for our sweet fans.

Follow hashtag #BOGOHO over the next couple days for some enticing tweets.

Love,
Team SPOTC

Covers are done!

SPOTC — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:00:13 +0000

After a few long nights and grumpy mornings, we are done printing the book covers! It was a lot of work, but work we enjoy. Stay tune for further updates. And don’t forget, one of these hand-crafted pieces could be yours! Get you pre-order in today, they are going fast!

Dan Ibarra Interview

SPOTC — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:08:59 +0000

Dan from Aesthetic Apparatus talks shop with us over a beverage and a bike ride. Listen up campers! There’s some real nuggets of nerdy information to be had about starting something from nothing.

Also, check out the outtakes from the interview (Youtube)

Spread!

SPOTC — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:54:11 +0000

A preview from our upcoming book.

When doing live printing, people quickly understand the stencil process, but are often wondering, “How do you get the image onto the screen?” This sweet little illustration hopefully begins to answer those questions.

We’re wondering: has anyone gone real cheap and exposed with the sun?

Village Idiot Print Party

SPOTC — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:58:59 +0000

We threw a print party for our friends the “Village Idiots” for so generously backing us on Kickstarter. Thanks Idiots! It was a blast!

Art Room: Your Bedroom

SPOTC — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:06:16 +0000

Note: This is an actual excerpt from the book! Every so often, we’ll leak out more book “snippets” for your reading pleasure.

Your artwork is where it all begins. The printed image will never look better than the original image you create. So if your artwork sucks, your printed image will also suck. This chapter covers standard materials for preparing your films by hand but focuses on general open and output from Illustrator and Photoshop.

Although these computer programs are crazy expensive, they’re the standard. If you happen to have access to them, you’ll have the knowledge to use them properly for screen printing after reading this chapter. Now let’s concentrate on creating proper film positives to hold your artwork and expose your screen.

The Adam Turman Interview

SPOTC — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:51:22 +0000

We thought it was time that we shared the long-awaited Adam Turman Interview video as a little bit of goodness in exchange for everyone’s patience. We’re in the final stretch!

Also (hint!) check back soon for posts documenting our book’s production!!!