This course provides direct, hands-on experience in relief printmaking. Using carving tools, students will learn to create rubber and linoleum prints using both hand-printing methods and the press.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Safely handle printmaking tools and equipment
Demonstrate proficiency in basic printmaking techniques, including multi-color registration
Create original works of art that exist as a set of multiples (an edition)
Analyze and evaluate their own work and that of their peers through critique
Utilize the formal elements of art and design (e.g., line, shape, texture) in their prints
This course provides direct, hands-on experience in relief printmaking. Using carving tools, students will learn to create rubber and linoleum prints using both hand-printing methods and the press.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Safely handle printmaking tools and equipment
Demonstrate proficiency in basic printmaking techniques, including multi-color registration
Create original works of art that exist as a set of multiples (an edition)
Analyze and evaluate their own work and that of their peers through critique
Utilize the formal elements of art and design (e.g., line, shape, texture) in their prints