Printing Classes in NYC, New York

Learn how to screen print! This class covers the fundamentals of silkscreen from screen prep to final print, how to properly use screen printing equipment and tools, and basic tips and tricks to print whatever your heart desires. Class begins with a hands-on screen printing process demonstration. In class, students will expose a design of their...

In this workshop, we'll learn the art of block printing on textiles. We'll start with a bit of history about the process and introduction to the materials. After a little discussion about how to carve and how your image will transfer, we get right into carving and printing. A quick carve "Block" and all tools are provided,...

In this six hour letterpress workshop, you will learn to print on the Vandercook proof press and the Chandler & Price Pilot Press. Using The Arm's five Vandercook presses and C&P Pilot, participants will print a variety of items from metal type, wood type, and samples of photopolymer plates and hand cut linoleum blocks. All materials and supplies...

Screen printing class in 4 weeks. Be in comfortable clothing because you will be working with ink. We will provide aprons.

Learn the ancient technique of block printing and go home with a whole new skill to continue exploring on your own! In this class we will learn how to carve and print by hand from rubber and linoleum blocks, following the traditional form of printmaking. Come prepared to learn, explore, and have fun with the endless possibilities of printmaking....

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about getting started with calligraphy! Based on our popular Modern Calligraphy series, the Calligraphy Bootcamp offers an all-in-one approach to learning about the tools of the trade for calligraphy.  In 3 hours, Craftjam's calligrapher will teach you how to use a gel pen, marker, and traditional pen...

This is a fun Introduction to Fabric Printing that begins looking at the most common methods of printing on t-shirts and fabrics today. Different inks and printing technologies are examined along with workflows for getting hand drawn illustrations and computer graphics onto screens and then fabric. Participants will see first hand the process for...

Designed for both complete newbies as well as artists with some basic knowledge of screen printing who want more practice and instruction, you will learn the essentials of silkscreen printing in a full day of printing.  All materials are provided.  Techniques covered include the basic mechanics of printing and registration and working with...

Want to learn the process of silkscreen printing? Join artist Philip Sachs for an in-depth evening to learn all of the steps involved in the screen-printing process from design conception to finished product. During the process, each participant will get to spend time our studios printing! You’ll get to choose from a selection of designs to print...

Explore relationships between drawing and printmaking methods, such as monotype and trace-monotype, chine-collé, and working in layers and with multiple pulls, to create a series of unique prints with and without the use of a printmaking press! Using Gelli plates for pressure drawings and texture pulls, and acrylic plates for drypoint etching, pulled...

Textile and fashion lovers, love this class! 4 student maximum and now with FREE studio day pass. You'll be introduced to the materials, shown different methods of printing, and become more comfortable with the process. We'll learn how to measure and register to print repeat patterns on fabric yardage for a seamless look. Each student will create...

This four-session course covers a medley of intaglio printmaking techniques in dry point, line etching, and aquatint. Students will move beyond traditional forms of developing line and tone and delve into the experimental. Techniques covered include preparing plates, developing images, and printing from start to finish. Whether you've never made...

Learn about the art of Monotype in this weekend class. Monotype is a bridge between painting and printmaking. Artists as diverse as Degas to Jasper Johns used this painterly printmaking technique. The nature of the process allows students to work in a spontaneous manner doing gestural images and textured surfaces.  Learn to experiment with blending...

This workshop, taught by our resident Riso expert Keegan Cooke, will teach the process of printing on The Arm's new Riso machines. It will cover the basic operation of the machine, changing between colors (from twenty color drums presently available), choosing paper and accurate registration of multiple colors. Tips on color separation and digital...

Create images rather than capture them. The cyanotype photographic process has many expressive possibilities for the adventurous image-maker. Dating from 1842, this historic Prussian blue process offers a compelling alternative to modern digital prints.  Topics will include the history of photography, photograms, creating negatives, paper, and...