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