Printmaking

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Printmaking
M. Ryan Academic Decathlon 2005-06
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Printmaking

• Definition a group of mechanically aided
  two-dimensional processes that permit the
  production of multiple original artworks.
• Relief Printmaking
• Intaglio Printmaking
• Screen Printmaking
• Lithography

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Printmaking
Relief printmaking the artist cuts away parts
of the surface of a plate. The part that is not
cut away will stand out in relief.
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Printmaking
Relief printmaking Ink is applied to the plate
and the relief parts of the plate produce the
image.
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Printmaking
Relief printmaking Ink is rolled over the
surface of the plate with a brayer and ink can be
forced onto the paper with a burnisher.
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Printmaking
Intaglio printmaking lines are incised on wood
or metal plates and ink is placed in the grooves
and forced with intense pressure.
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Printmaking
Intaglio printmaking The paper is typically
soaked in water to ensure ink transfer.
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Printmaking
Intaglio printmaking two techniques- acid and
non-acid (refers to how the plate is made) Acid
The plate is coated with something known as a
ground (wax, petroleum jelly, varnish) The
artist sketches into the ground removing it. The
plate is covered with acid which eats at the
uncovered metal. Examples etching, aquatint,
embossing
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Printmaking
Intaglio printmaking two techniques- acid and
non-acid (refers to how the plate is
made) Non-Acid The plate is scratched or
incised with a sharp tool. Examples drypoint,
engraving, mezzotint
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Printmaking
Lithography A drawing is made on the stone or
plate with a greasy crayon or tusche, and then
washed with water. When ink is applied it sticks
to the greasy drawing but runs off (or is
resisted by) the wet surface allowing a print-- a
lithograph-- to be made of the drawing.
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Printmaking
Screen Printing An image is imposed on a screen
of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas
coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is
forced through the mesh onto the printing
surface. Also called serigraphy or silk-screen.
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