Origin of Printing

Students should be able to discuss the origin of the Art of screen printing.

Stencil Preparation

Produce hand made stencil with cardboards.
Produce a stencil using the block out method.

Frame Making

Make a wooden frame.
Staple or nail a mesh (silk) on the frame.

Design for Printing

Explain the concept of basic design in printing.
Identify appropriate instruments for designing.
Carry out simple designs by selecting appropriate typography, paper and colour.

Hand Composition

Identify tools/equipment and facilities for hand composition.
Explain the simple principles of hand composition.
Define terminologies of hand composition.
Describe techniques of hand composition
Differentiate between structures and parts of types.
Mention some types of alloys.
Enumerate some characters and categories of typefaces

Printing Process

Mention the five printing processes.
Describe briefly each process.
State 2 functions of each process.
Itemize materials/tools/equipment for the three commonly used processes (i.e. Relief, lithographic and screen printing)

Hand Tools / Maintenance

List and identify various hand tools
Sketch and state the uses of various hand tools.
Explain how to maintain various hand tools.
Use the hand tools.