Intro to Printmaking
- 1. FUNDAMENTAL S OF PRINTMAKING Ms. J’s Art II Spring 2022
- 2. OUR OBJECTIVES • What is Printmaking and how do we use it in art? • Who are some important names in printmaking? • What are the different printmaking techniques? • What technique will we be using? • Content Standards: VA Cr.2.1 and VA Cr.3
- 3. I CAN GUARANTEE THAT EACH OF YOU HAS CREATED A PRINT AT LEAST ONE TIME DURING YOUR LIFESPAN!
- 4. CLASS QUESTION #1: •What do you ALREADY know about printmaking? • Discuss this in groups of 3-4, you’ll have about 3 minutes to talk about it – I expect you to present me with 3-5 answers!!!
- 5. A Brief History of Printmaking • Here’s a short video to give you a quick introduction to the side of printmaking that we love to skip over – history!
- 6. Early Printmaking • Printmaking first showed up around c. 1400, and remained in its earliest forms until the early 1800s • It was initially used as a form of communication – ex. Printing Press • Most of the earliest prints were created using the method of woodcutting. • East Asia and Europe had two very different iterations of printmaking
- 7. Early Printmaking (cont.) EAST ASIAN • Mostly used printmaking for communication – lots of text! EUROPEAN • As with most European art of this period, lots of religious iconography!
- 8. Modern Era Printmaking • Printmaking has evolved into it’s own unique form of artmaking – seeping into almost every art movement! • Today, the most popular printmaking mediums are linocut, monotyping, and woodcut, among others. • Some of the most important printmakers of the modern era are Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Pablo Picasso.
- 9. Some Works You Might Recognize! Picasso
- 10. CLASS QUESTION #2: • Now that you know a little bit more about Printmaking, what are some ways you believe you have made or seen prints throughout your life? • Let’s make a list on the board – raise your hand!
- 11. Printmaking Mediums / Tools • Here’s a short intro to modern printmaking media – we’ll go into more detail later!
- 13. Relief Printing • Relief Printing is any form of printmaking in which the white area of a print is cut out from a raised surface. • Examples would be woodcut, linocut, and soapcutting. • Common tools used in this medium are specialized medium cutters, brayers, and barens. + Cutters: designed specifically for a medium – different shapes and sizes + Brayer: used to roll ink onto the finished plate + Baren: used to evenly transfer ink from the plate to paper.
- 14. Intaglio Printing • This process involves cutting a design into a sheet of metal or acrylic. • The ink is rolled onto the plate, and wiped away so that the ink remains only in the etching. • This type of printing requires special paper that can be used when wet! • Some forms of intaglio printing require the use of dangerous acids, specifically those involving the use of metal. • Etching needles are the most commonly used tool for intaglio printing.
- 15. Monotyping • This is a form of artmaking that can only create one unique print. • Involves drawing or painting onto an acrylic sheet, among the use of other materials like textured paper and foliage, which is then printed. • Layered monotypes are more common than single layer monotypes, as the artist can create depth and detail.
- 16. So… What Are WE Doing? REDUCTIVE! • Reductive printmaking is a form of linocut printing that can only create one set of prints and cannot be replicated. • Involves cutting away linoleum for each color layered in the print.
- 17. CLASS QUESTION #3: • On a separate piece of paper, write 7-10 sentences about what you learned today. Is printmaking what you thought it was going to be? Are you intrigued by any of the specific mediums, or are there any you’d like to try? Do you still have any lingering questions about this form of artmaking? • Turn this in quietly when finished (Don’t forget your name!)