Synopses & Reviews
Printmaking; a Complete Guide to Materials and Process covers fundamental techniques updating traditional approaches to incorporate new materials and current practices in the contemporary print studio, with special attention to safety. In addition to technical information, this book explores the processes and functions of print media that inform the very strategy of art-making. It considers the “how” and the “why” of printmaking as an artistic practice. Works illustrated in this book offer innovative examples from across the globe that position print at the cutting edge of contemporary art.
Synopsis
Printmaking covers fundamental techniques updating traditional approaches to incorporate new materials and current practices in the contemporary print studio, with special attention to safety. Printmaking- digital processes; screen printing; relief; intaglio; collagraph; lithography; monoprint; mixed media For artists or art and design students interested in printmaking.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
The Generative Matrix
The Delay
Layers
The Multiple
Function
Originality, Authorship, Authority
Print Classification
1 Practical Matters
Setting Up Shop
Solvents
Inks and Additives
Paper
Registration
Proofing and Editioning
Safety in the Print Shop
2 Digital Processes
History
Digital Purposes
Inkjet Basics
Photo-printmaking Basics
Artist profile—Randy Bolton
3 Screen Printing
Tools and Materials
Planning the Image
Basic Stencils
Artist profile—David Sandlin
Printing
4 Relief
Tools and Materials
Matrix-making Process
Printing the Relief
Artist Profile—Karen Kunc
Color Relief Printing
Beyond the Press
5 Intaglio
The Etching Process
Tools and Materials
Preparing the Plate
Non-acid Platemaking Techniques
Acid-based Platemaking Techniques
Photo Intaglio
Photopolymer Flexographic Plates
Intaglio Printing
Artist Profile—Jo Ganter
Image Transfer for Multi-plate Prints
Color Intaglio Printing
6 Collagraph
Collagraph Materials
Approaches to Collagraph
Artist profile—Wael A. Sabour
Printing the Collagraph Plate
7 Lithography
The Process in Brief
Traditional Stone and Plate Lithography
Creating an Image
Photolithography
Printing the Lithograph
Artist profile—Ingrid Ledent
Color Lithography
Innovations in Planographic Printing
8 Monoprint
Tools and Materials
Image-making Strategies
Printing the Monoprint
Master printer profile—Tom Blaess
Watercolor Monoprint
9 Mixed Media
Combining Processes
Print Strategies
Artist profile—Phyllis McGibbon
Crossing Other Boundaries
Troubleshooting
Glossary
Suppliers
Index
Credits & Acknowledgments