Since the introductory t-shirt design workshop last month, YUCA students have been steadily building their knowledge of designing and creating silk-screened t-shirts. We have turned our Saturday class into a strictly t-shirt design setting, where students get to explore and experience first-hand what it takes to execute t-shirt designs from scratch.
We've thoroughly covered the basics, everything from creating art in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (eventually transferred to film transparencies); working with emulsions and different types of inks; and getting hands-on experience with various silk screen/printing equipment such as four-color presses, flash dryers, and a UV exposure unit. As important, YUCA students are in charge of brainstorming their own ideas and getting in practice on executing their designs. Be on the lookout for a YUCA fund raising event in the beginning of 2011 featuring original t-shirt designs by our students!
We're also excited to report several of our students have expressed interest in applying to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and Pratt Institute. They are busy building-up their portfolios with the work they create at YUCA each week before submitting their applications. The illustration on this post is a student sample by Tasha, age 18.
