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Photoshop essentials for screen printing (LVL 110)

$150.00 $180.00

  • Three Online Zoom Sessions (2.5 hrs each)

  • Tuesday Nights, 6:30 - 9:00PM (Pacific)

  • Dates: Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, 2026

  • Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Course Description
Learn essential Adobe Photoshop skills to create clean, production-ready artwork for screen printing. This class covers selections, filters, typography, layout, and image prep, plus basic AI mockup techniques. By the end, you’ll be able to produce professional multi-color designs for film output and screen burning.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros
Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator with 20+ years at a top art and design university, including serving as Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design. He teaches UX and Motion Graphics while exploring the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling.

  • Three Online Zoom Sessions (2.5 hrs each)

  • Tuesday Nights, 6:30 - 9:00PM (Pacific)

  • Dates: Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, 2026

  • Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Course Description
Learn essential Adobe Photoshop skills to create clean, production-ready artwork for screen printing. This class covers selections, filters, typography, layout, and image prep, plus basic AI mockup techniques. By the end, you’ll be able to produce professional multi-color designs for film output and screen burning.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros
Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator with 20+ years at a top art and design university, including serving as Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design. He teaches UX and Motion Graphics while exploring the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling.

MORE ABOUT THE CLASS

Photoshop essentials for screen printing (LVL 110)

In this class, students will learn the core Photoshop skills required to create clean, production-ready artwork for screen-printing film positives. The focus is on building practical competency—selections, layers, basic layout, typography, filters, image preparation, export for film output, and using AI tools to generate mockups and visualize designs in context. Students will also learn how to evaluate artwork for printability and prepare reliable two-color and three-color designs.

The course is delivered across three 2.5-hour online Zoom sessions that blend short design lectures, live software demonstrations, production techniques, guided hands-on exercises, and personalized feedback. Throughout the class, students will complete a series of small build-up projects leading to a finished multicolor, screen-print-ready design by the end of session three.

Software Skills Covered:

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Basic layout and composition

  • Layers, masks, and non-destructive editing

  • Selections and refinement tools

  • Filters and tonal adjustments

  • Production artwork setup

  • Film-output preparation and export

  • AI-assisted mockups and visualization techniques

Student Benefits:

  • 30-day access to class content, downloadable files, and video recordings

  • Free 60-day membership to the class YouTube/Vimeo channel for extended learning

  • Individualized feedback for up to 7 days after the final session

  • Downloadable practice files and production templates

By the end of the course, students will be able to confidently create professional-quality, screen-printing-ready artwork suitable for film output and screen burning—equipping them with practical tools for both personal and commercial projects.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator whose work focuses on pushing creative boundaries and blending artistic tradition with emerging technology. He has spent over two decades teaching at a prestigious art and design university, where he also served as the Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design from 2014 to 2019. He currently teaches UX and Motion Graphics as an adjunct professor, continuing to mentor the next generation of designers while exploring innovative intersections of design, technology, and storytelling.