Printmaking Refresher: Relief, Intaglio, & Monoprint

This class is designed for those in our community who have had a hiatus from printmaking and are looking to get reacquainted with the print studio. This refresher class offers an overview of the three traditional oil-based printmaking processes: relief, intaglio, and monoprinting.

With each printing process inducing its own aesthetic, this class offers abundant opportunities to review the basic concepts that bridge the many types of printmaking at our studio. This is a great opportunity to review old skills and to have a guiding hand to help you begin your next print project.

While students need not be familiar with all three processes, those with prior experience will have the opportunity to become authorized to continue printing at Spudnik Press Cooperative through our Open Studio or Keyholder programs.

Skills that will be reviewed include:

Setting up the press
Registration
Additive & Reductive monoprinting
Safe block carving techniques
Line etching
Airbrush aquatinting
Chin collé

Students should come to class with drawings or inspirational imagery for the content of their prints. Digital imagery is also welcome as they can be printed out and transferred. Basic block carving tools and etching needles are available to use during class but we encourage students to bring their favorite tools or to acquire their own set to use outside of class times.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the studio!

Please note: Each student will have a dedicated work station and enrollment is limited to 5 students to ensure social distancing. Students will be expected to disinfect shared resources after use and follow all our Covid-related safety precautions. The class fees cover tuition as well as consumable studio supplies.

This class will not meet on Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 25). The last session will meet on December 16.

Cost:

$275.00

Refund Policy

PAYMENT POLICY: For all classes, a 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a seat, unless specified otherwise. One-day workshops require full payment. For cancellations made at least one week prior to the first class, we can refund 50% of the full tuition, or give 100% studio credit to be used within the next 6 months. For cancellations made with less than one weeks notice, we can only give studio credit to be used within the next 6 months. No refund is available if students cancel within 48 hours of the class, workshop or lesson.

Register by:

Oct 26, 2021

Begins:

Thursday, Oct 28

Time:

9:00–11:30am

Meets for:

7 Weeks
on Thursdays

Teaching Artist:

Amanda Hoopingarner

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Prerequisites:

Prior experience with 2+ of the processes

Authorization:

Relief & Monoprinting, Conrad Press, Intaglio Printing

Student Material List:

None

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Intro to Relief Printing

Relief printmaking dates as far back as the 7^th century and is considered the oldest form of printmaking, appearing first as woodblock images in China. It is a graphic yet versatile process, capable of hardedge imagery as well as soft tonality. In relief, an image is carved in reverse into a block which is then inked and sent through a press. The tools are simple and approachable but the possibilities are expansive.

Our three-week Intro to Relief Printing class equips students to plan, carve, and print in relief practices. During this class, students will be guided through the best methods for planning and transferring their images utilizing subtractive techniques that exploit line, shape, contrast, and texture. In addition, students will learn how to mix and modify inks, handle paper, methods of registration, and how to finesse pressure on the press for the best results.

With the completion of this class, students will not only produce an edition of prints that reflect the skills built throughout this class but receive authorization in relief printing at Spudnik. Further printing in relief can be explored through our Open Studio or Keyholder programs.

Basic carving tools are available to use during class but we encourage students to acquire their own set to use outside of class times. We recommend Blick’s Student Wood Chisel Set as well as a Flexcut SlipStrop to keep them sharp.

Please note: Each student will have a dedicated work station and enrollment is limited to 5 students to ensure social distancing. Students will be expected to disinfect shared resources after use and follow all our Covid-related safety precautions. The class fees cover tuition as well as consumable studio supplies.