ART 1160 - Printmaking I

Credits: 3

In this introductory-level course, students develop knowledge and skills of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques in the relief, intaglio, and monotype processes. Through a series of projects, students will employ research, problem-solving, medium experimentation, technical skills, and criticism. Student conceptual development will expand through lectures, readings, and discussions, with a focus on how printmaking relates to contemporary concepts and individual art practice.

Prerequisites: FD 1020 - 2D Design: Elements + Principles

Course Learning Outcomes:

Compose designs that examine and apply the elements and principles of design
Create visual designs that adapt to the relief, intaglio, monotype, and screen printing printmaking processes.
Apply color theory to create depth, dimension, and volume to a 2D space.
Interpret contemporary art issues through research, ideation, problem-solving, and creativity.

ART 1160 Course Learning Outcome Rubric

Required Course Materials:

5 x 7” Linoleum Block
1 set Speedball Linocut blades
2 sheet Mulberry paper, 25” x 37”
Bleached BLK-TN-2750 or Unbleached BLK-TN-2751 3 sheets Rives BFK
2B pencil
Old t-shirts for rags
Pair of Latex dish washing gloves or a box of latex or nitrile gloves
Apron
Skectch Book
X-Acto knife/ #11 blades or Olfa Silver knife
Ultrafine point Sharpie marker
Masking or artist’s tape
Opaque mark making implements such as: Opaque acrylic markers such as Montana markers, black acrylic, black gouache, Stabilo-All pencils, Faber-Castell PITT pens, china markers, litho crayons