Printmaking
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Printmaking is an indirect means of creating art by transferring an image or design by contact with a matrix such as a block, plate, stone, or screen.
Printmaking Terms
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4 Main Types of Printmaking
1. Relief Printing -The image is printed from ink on the surface of wood, linoleum, or other flat surface. Nonprinting areas have been cut away. www.melanieleslie.com/printmaking_terms.htm
Foam Rubber Stamp Wood Cut
Linocut Collograph (some types) Metal Cut
2. Intaglio - Lines and areas that are sunk into the plate to take the ink as opposed to relief where the printing areas are left upstanding. http://www.visual-arts- cork.com/printmaking-glossary.htm
Etching Mezzotint Dry Point
Engraving Aquatint
3. Lithography (Planographic) - Lithography is a printing process that uses a flat stone or metal plate on which the image areas are worked using a greasy substance so that the ink will adhere to them by, while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/l/lithography
Stone lithography Offset printing
Collotype Di-litho
4. Serigraphy (Screen Print, Silkscreen, Stencil) - Screen printing, also known as serigraphy, is a method of creating an image on paper, fabric or some other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil.http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/screen-printing-serigraphy
Steps
1. Create the Plate 2. Ink the Plate 3. Transfer 4. Sign and Number
Available Options
Block Printing
Block printing uses a carved material covered in ink to transfer an image on to paper or fabric. Block printing can be done with wood, linoleum, rubber, etc. We have both soft rubber blocks and linoleum. Images printed with this technique are usually bolder than other types of printmaking. This is because the blocks are carved by hand, and there is less detail and more texture to the prints. It is possible to carve blocks with a lot of detail if you use a small knife.
www.onlineartcenter.com/printmaking.html
Printmaking is an indirect means of creating art by transferring an image or design by contact with a matrix such as a block, plate, stone, or screen.
Printmaking Terms
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/printmaking-glossary.htm
- Artist’s Proof - A print of edition quality, but separate from the numbered edition that is kept by the artist. www.melanieleslie.com/printmaking_terms.htm
- Brayer - A roller used to work up the ink and apply it to the block or plate. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/printmaking-glossary.htm
- Edition - The total number of identical prints pulled and authenticated by the artist. (Signed and numbered.) www.melanieleslie.com/printmaking_terms.htm
- Plate (or Matrix) - Surface on which the print is created and is used to transfer to the final surface
- Press - the machine that presses the plate and final surface together to transfer the print
- Printmaking - the process of transferring an inked image to a surface
- Register - A mark made in color-block or plate printing, acts as the key to ensure perfect registration.http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/printmaking-glossary.htm
4 Main Types of Printmaking
1. Relief Printing -The image is printed from ink on the surface of wood, linoleum, or other flat surface. Nonprinting areas have been cut away. www.melanieleslie.com/printmaking_terms.htm
Foam Rubber Stamp Wood Cut
Linocut Collograph (some types) Metal Cut
2. Intaglio - Lines and areas that are sunk into the plate to take the ink as opposed to relief where the printing areas are left upstanding. http://www.visual-arts- cork.com/printmaking-glossary.htm
Etching Mezzotint Dry Point
Engraving Aquatint
3. Lithography (Planographic) - Lithography is a printing process that uses a flat stone or metal plate on which the image areas are worked using a greasy substance so that the ink will adhere to them by, while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/l/lithography
Stone lithography Offset printing
Collotype Di-litho
4. Serigraphy (Screen Print, Silkscreen, Stencil) - Screen printing, also known as serigraphy, is a method of creating an image on paper, fabric or some other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil.http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/screen-printing-serigraphy
Steps
1. Create the Plate 2. Ink the Plate 3. Transfer 4. Sign and Number
Available Options
Block Printing
Block printing uses a carved material covered in ink to transfer an image on to paper or fabric. Block printing can be done with wood, linoleum, rubber, etc. We have both soft rubber blocks and linoleum. Images printed with this technique are usually bolder than other types of printmaking. This is because the blocks are carved by hand, and there is less detail and more texture to the prints. It is possible to carve blocks with a lot of detail if you use a small knife.
Steps:
* Flip the paper and lay it face up on the block. Use a bone folder to rub the front of the design.
* The pencil outline on the back will transfer the lines to the block.
* Lift the corner of the paper and verify that all lines have been transferred.
3. Use the block cutting tools to carve your design.
4. Ink the block plate. Multiple colors can be blended. Keep the ink layer thin. It may take several applications to completely cover the block.
5. Make sample prints on typing paper to gauge the amount of ink you should use. Too much ink blurs details. Not enough ink and too much white shows through.
6. Once you can make a good print on typing paper,you can begin printing on your final paper.
Collograph
Collagraphy is a print-making process where various materials are glued to a hardboard to create a raised texture. The collaged collagraph plate is printed with a press or by hand with a roller. A few examples of various materials that can be used for Collagraphtextures are: leaves, seeds, string (hemp), acrylic paint, crushed paper, bubble rap, sandpaper, cardboard, grass, and many others.
- Sketch your design on of paper the same size of the block plate. Don’t forget that letters and numbers must be drawn backwards!
- Transfer the design to your block plate
* Flip the paper and lay it face up on the block. Use a bone folder to rub the front of the design.
* The pencil outline on the back will transfer the lines to the block.
* Lift the corner of the paper and verify that all lines have been transferred.
3. Use the block cutting tools to carve your design.
4. Ink the block plate. Multiple colors can be blended. Keep the ink layer thin. It may take several applications to completely cover the block.
5. Make sample prints on typing paper to gauge the amount of ink you should use. Too much ink blurs details. Not enough ink and too much white shows through.
6. Once you can make a good print on typing paper,you can begin printing on your final paper.
Collograph
Collagraphy is a print-making process where various materials are glued to a hardboard to create a raised texture. The collaged collagraph plate is printed with a press or by hand with a roller. A few examples of various materials that can be used for Collagraphtextures are: leaves, seeds, string (hemp), acrylic paint, crushed paper, bubble rap, sandpaper, cardboard, grass, and many others.
Printing Plate
Silk Screen
Screen printing, also known as serigraphy, is a method of creating an image on paper, fabric or some other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil. The technique is used both for making fine art prints and for commercial applications, such as printing a company's logo on coffee mugs or t-shirts. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/screen-printing-serigraphy
We have a printing machine in our classroom that has never been used. If you are interested in creating a silk screen, we will explore more details. This machine has a light burning unit that will burn your design onto your stencil so you will not need to hand cut.
- Cut a piece of cardboard or foam core for the base.
- Pre-design the plate before you start to have an concept of what you are trying to portray. Roughly draw in major outlines of your image.
- Create a low-relief image out of collaged materials. You can use layered poster board, exposed corrugated cardboard, & THIN found objects that have interesting textures. All collaged materials need to be relatively flat, less than 1/8th of an inch thick, or you will run into problems printing.
- Glue all collage materials to the base using Elmer’s glue. Let dry.
- The plate must be dry before sealing it. Seal the front and back of the plate using varnish (paint on) or clear acrylic spray. Dry overnight before printing.
- Printing by hand:
- Ink plate with various colors using a brayer (work quickly),
- Place paper onto the plate (precut paper to size of base)
- Burnish from the back with a barren other burnishing tools that would be used in printing a linocut.
- Place on a drying rack or some flat surface to dry. Do not stack wet prints on top of each other!
- Sign prints when dry.
Silk Screen
Screen printing, also known as serigraphy, is a method of creating an image on paper, fabric or some other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil. The technique is used both for making fine art prints and for commercial applications, such as printing a company's logo on coffee mugs or t-shirts. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/screen-printing-serigraphy
We have a printing machine in our classroom that has never been used. If you are interested in creating a silk screen, we will explore more details. This machine has a light burning unit that will burn your design onto your stencil so you will not need to hand cut.
Screen Print Terms
Tools needed to make a screen print: Exact-o knife, screen frames, film (two kinds), white print paper, colored paper, masking tape, newspaper, screen ink, squeegees, stir sticks. Photo references. Basic Steps
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