{"product_id":"nc-class-3-day-professional-screen-printing-class-september-18-202026","title":"NC Class - 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class - September 18-20, 2026","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHIS CLASS WILL BE HELD AT OUR NC FACILITY - September 18, 19, 20 - 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvest in Your Success with Texsource’s Three Day Professional Screen Printing Class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_sT0KnQg0c\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGo hands on for three printing packed days at Texsource’s Kings Mountain, NC-based training center. Our Three Day Professional Class builds on our one-day fundamental and advanced courses and pairs it with fresh training in art design in Adobe Illustrator. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe'll demonstrate hacks to better organize your art design workflow and create easily scalable vector graphics. You'll learn to color separate designs, learn tips and tricks to make sure it all aligns on the press and transform those images into photo positives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMultiple Texsource instructors guide students through every step of the manual screen printing process, from art design, to screen exposure and development, through press set-up, printing, shirt curing, clean up and screen reclaiming. You’ll also apply those lessons in different ways by printing a six color spot design, eight color simulated process designs and a four color process design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe idea? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo short cuts or easy buttons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e with this one. This is an intensive, hands-on deep dive into the art and science of production printing. You’ll be on your feet for three days. You’ll end up getting a little dirty. You might be exhausted by the end. It’s the best way we know to impart hard won knowledge our instructors have picked up over decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you’ve never touched a squeegee:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e you’ll learn screen printing best practices, how to understand the mechanics of production screen printing and learn to avoid critical errors early in your career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you’re already a screen printer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elearn to refine your skills and gain the confidence to tackle tougher, more complex printing jobs that can expand your service offerings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you’re a pro:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e you’ll get help with specific struggles, find answers to your questions, refine your methods and maybe discover new techniques. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThroughout each lesson, the goal is to help students understand the importance that \u003cb\u003eplanning\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003econsistency\u003c\/b\u003e play in finished prints. By learning skills and systems, screen printers can adapt those techniques and principles and apply them to their own equipment in their own print shops and course correct when necessary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegular Price\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: $595 - \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e $445\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day\u003cbr\u003eBreakfast and lunch provided each day, along with snacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #007e7e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay One - The Fundamentals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/9607\/8638\/products\/P1020120_480x480.jpg?v=1654088463\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou’ll understand the critical importance of mastering the fundamental mechanics of screen printing. You’ll learn why dialing in your screen coating, exposing and developing process is crucial to production printing and how botching the process will end up costing you time and money. You’ll put those skills to use, registering and printing a multiple color design on screens you shot and developed yourself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou’ll learn: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to coat a screen: by hand with a scoop coater and a wall mount screen holder to improve speed and consistency in the coating process \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnderstanding emulsions - photopolymer, film, diazo and capillary - and when and why you’d want to use each. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to easily tape film positives and expose screens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe proper procedure to wash out and develop screens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to properly - and quickly - register a multi-color spot printing job on a manual press. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to control squeegee angle, pressure and speed to get the results you need. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePrint, Print, Print!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to properly cure shirts and test the finished product. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe chemicals and techniques to make screen cleaning, emulsion removal and degreasing simple to understand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #007e7e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay Two - Let’s Talk About Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/9607\/8638\/products\/P1020562_480x480.jpg?v=1654088463\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe second day will serve to reinforce the fundamentals learned on the first day, while introducing new screen coating methods, an introduction to Adobe Illustrator and a nifty six color shirt design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou’ll learn: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe features and tools of Adobe Illustrator and how to use and modify art from subscription services that will streamline your workflow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to manually separate colors and why you may want to use a dedicated color separation program instead. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCoat, expose and develop a detailed 60 Lines Per Inch screen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to confidently register screens ahead of complex jobs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to understand flash units - including manual, automatic, infrared and quartz designs - and how to set height, level and time parameters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePrint, Print, Print!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eClean up, break down the press and reclaim screens for use the following day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #007e7e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay Three - Don’t Be Intimidated by the Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/9607\/8638\/products\/P1020139_480x480.jpg?v=1654088463\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou’ll learn how to meet real world customer demands, like printing softer hand prints with plastisol and how to identify and prevent problems like dye migration and ghosting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou’ll learn: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe differences between various inks - including cotton, polyester and 50\/50 blends - and the proper applications of each. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe issues that can arise during printing, how to spot them early and how to adapt your process to fix them. This includes dye migration, cracking, ghosting and undercuring that leads to wash outs. You’ll see actual examples of each. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe proper print order when tackling CMYK printing jobs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo coat, expose, develop and register screens for use in detailed process printing, along with specific considerations to guide that process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow to print four color process designs on pellons and multiple t-shirts. By viewing the shirts of other students, you’ll be able to compare exactly how differences in squeegee angle, speed and pressure impacts those finished prints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA free lunch will be provided onsite for all attendees courtesy of Texsource. Come join us as we teach you the basics of Screen Printing. We encourage your questions and look forward to helping you learn to be successful in your business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClass spots are limited and scheduled in advance with instructors. 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