2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

18 Orientation Equipment
META LABS
1. Apply knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator to digital heat presses and learn how to use a
digital heat press to create a t-shirt or hat with a logo.
2. Apply knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator to make a vinyl print, learn to load and print from
a vinyl cutter, and create a t-shirt, decal, or sign. Understand considerations when processing
files. How do you make things easier for yourself? How does the transferring process work?
3. Understand how the silk screener works, decide which way to print a logo on a screen, and
use a silk screen machine to print a logo in multicolor.
MATERIALS
• Large format printer
• Paper
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Tape
• Vinyl
• Burnishing tools
• Weeders
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Scalpel
• Vinyl Adhesive Sheet
• Adhesive transfer tape
• Computer and printer with graphic
software to create artwork and film
positives.
• Drying rack
• Dark room to coat screens as well
as dry and store your emulsion
coated screen for future usage.
• Screen printing press
• Scoop coater
• Squeegees
• Screens with mesh Ink scoops
or spatulas
• Ruler and T-Square
• Temperature meter
• Red safelight
• Chemical resistant spray bottles
• Scrub brushes
• Emulsion
• Emulsion remover
• Ink solvents
• Haze remover
• Plastisol inks or water based inks
• Spray tacks
• Masking tape or screen tape
• Clear Scotch tape
• Inkjet or laser film
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