This beginning level class will introduce students to the media of printmaking including relief, intaglio, monotype and screen printing. Students will create small prints in a different technique each week and will view tons of prints to appreciate the variety of techniques and skills possible in this art form. This class is perfect for those who might have done some printmaking long ago, those who are total newbies, or those considering a future class in a single technique.

Students will gain knowledge and understanding of different print processes, learn each process as they create sample prints in a variety of print techniques including relief, intaglio and monotype. Students will also understand the difference between fine art prints and mass produced editions while learning to sign and edition original art prints. Printmaking Tools and Vocabulary:
Matrix, relief, baren, brayer, chop, mirror image, editions, giclee
etching needle, tarletan, press, press pressure, press blankets,
screen, squeegie, pochoir