Title Edition # Signature T YPES OF P RINTMAKING Relief Intaglio - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

P RINTMAKING T ERMS AND T ECHNIQUES By Mrs. M. McDyre

P RINTMAKING  Transferring an inked image from one prepared surface to another.

M IRROR I MAGE  An image of something that is the exact opposite or reflection of the object.  Example: HI IH

P RINTING B ASICS  You have a Printing Plate which is the surface onto or into which the image is placed  A Transfer is made when you pull a print from the printing plate. It is a mirror image.  When you make a printing plate, several 100’s or 1000’s of prints can be made from the plate  An Edition is a group of identical prints, all made from the same plate.

P RINTING AN E DITION - W HAT TO KNOW  The artist chooses the best prints for the edition  They are numbered in order of how they were printed  When the edition is complete prints are numbered. The number of the print pulled goes on top/the number of total prints pulled goes under  Under the pulled print, the proper way to label an edition is: “Title” #of print pulled/# of total prints pulled Artist Signature & Completion date

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T YPES OF P RINTMAKING  Relief  Intaglio  Lithography

R ELIEF  Relief Printing- The image to be printed is raised from a background  2 basic examples are:  Woodcut- wood is cut away, the raised area is inked and printed  Linoleum- The linoleum is cut away, the raised area is inked and printed Relief Printing is the oldest style of printmaking

R ELIEF P RINT E XAMPLES

I NTAGLIO  Intaglio - is a printmaking technique in which the image to be printed is cut or etched into a surface. Ink goes INTO the areas that have been cut or etched away. The ink is transferred to dampened paper through a press.

I NTAGLIO E XAMPLES  Etching  Engraving  Mezzotint

L ITHOGRAPHY  Lithography - is a printmaking method in which the image to be printed is drawn on limestone, zinc, or aluminum with a special grease pencil or crayon. The ink sits on top of the stone, is applied with a brayer, and runs through a press.

L ITHOGRAPHY E XAMPLES

P RINTING T ERMINOLOGY  Gouge - Cutting tool used to carve into the relief printing plate  V Gouge is linear and narrow  U Gouge is wider and broad  Brayer - Roller with handle that is used to apply ink to the printing plate  Registration - Careful matching up of the plate and the paper. Ensures that the image is lined up correctly and is not blurry

W AYS TO CREATE VALUES WITH B LACK AND W HITE  Hatching  Crosshatching  Stippling  Contrasts/ Blocking Out  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXeIf- fpawo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode= 1&safe=active