StretchLearn Course
Master emulsion stencils, registration, and discharge inks with real tools, exposure math, and worked examples.
Course Overview
Learn to set up a low-cost studio, prepare film positives, coat and expose photo-emulsion stencils, and pull consistent prints on both paper and textiles. The course covers water-based, plastisol, and discharge inks, multi-color registration, and reclaiming screens for reuse, with named tools, exposure math, and worked troubleshooting examples throughout.
Learning Outcomes
Select the correct mesh count, emulsion type, and ink system for a given paper or fabric job
Produce opaque film positives and calculate exposure times using a step-wedge test
Coat, expose, and wash out a clean photo-emulsion stencil with sharp edge definition
Register and print multi-color designs in tight alignment on paper and garments
Cure water-based, plastisol, and discharge inks to wash-fast standards
Diagnose and fix pinholes, fibrillation, ghosting, and registration drift
Curriculum Preview
Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.
Assemble a functional print bench on a modest budget and learn how mesh, emulsion, and ink choices are driven by the substrate.
Create opaque artwork, coat screens evenly, and dial in exposure with a repeatable step-wedge method.
Pull consistent prints, hold registration across multiple colors, and adapt technique to each substrate.
Print soft discharge inks on dark cotton, cure every ink system to wash-fast standards, and reclaim screens for reuse.
Built for Application
This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.