Introduction to Printmaking

Service Description

Techniques will include relief, collagraph and monotype printmaking with Akua soy-based nontoxic inks. Paper and blocks for carving will be provided. Carving tools and brayers will be available for use. This course is designed for absolute beginners as well as intermediate printmakers. You may be new to printmaking or returning to it after a while. Week 1: Introducing relief printmaking; participants will create relief prints with Styrofoam plates and print a small edition. Carving wood and linoleum will be demonstrated and materials and tools will be made available. Students may sign out a set of carving tools to borrow for the duration of the course. Week 2: Participants will arrive with carved blocks or they will complete carving. Proofing and editioning of prints will then be done. Week 3: Collagraph Printmaking in relief style will be introduced and demonstrated briefly. Participants will have an opportunity to create a quick dry collograph prints using pipe duct tape and objects. Participants may begin a collograph plate using cardboard and glue and may take this home to dry or to complete. Week 4: Collagraphs and Monotype prints. Collagraph print editions can be printed. A brief demonstration of 3 types of monotype printmaking will be done and the rest of the time can be spent experimenting one or more of these.