Student presentation on Printmaking. February 13, 2012

1. PRINTMAKING
A BRIEF OVERVIEW

2. WELCOME TO PRINTMAKING

3. PRINTMAKING
• Process of art making through print
• Unique processes with extremely unique
results, each print is an individual
• Possibilities of making multiples, editions,
reworking an image, and endless artistic
exploration
• Hands on processes that gets you really dirty
• A mixture of patience and serenity vs.
excitement and movement

4. PRINTMAKING
• Generally speaking, there are four main
processes in the Tyler print shop
– Relief
– Intaglio
– Planographic (lithography)
– Stencil (screen printing)
• There a million different ways to work within
these processes and a million different results

5. RELIEF
• Ink is applied to the surface of a cut or
carved matrix, such as wood or linoleum
• Inked matrix is laid on top of paper and
rolled through press
• Carved image is transferred to paper
• Examples are woodcut/woodblock and
linocut

6. RELIEF
Woodcut printing

7. RELIEF

8. INTAGLIO
• Ink is applied below the surface of a matrix
in crevasse or grooves
• Excess ink wiped away, wet paper is laid
on top and rolled through press
• Grooved image is transferred to paper
• Exampled are etchings and engravings

9. INTAGLIO
Printing an etching plate

10. INTAGLIO

11. LITHOGRAPHY
• Process of printing through a rejection of
ink from water and attraction of ink from
grease
• On a stone or metal plate

12. LITHOGRAPHY

13. SCREEN PRINTING
• Stencil is created on a mesh screen
• Ink is placed on screen and pulled through
stencil onto paper
• Stencil images is transfered

14. SCREEN PRINTING

15. SCREEN PRINTING

16. Personal Experience and Work

25. Questions?
• Email me:
kylekogut@gmail.com
• Come visit us in printmaking
• Take a class, try it out. You never know
what you’ll enjoy and want to pursue
• Experiment in all types of art
• Do what makes you happy