printmaking
Printmaking is a versatile medium with processes ranging from simple to complex. Printmaking encourages experimentation. Techniques can be mixed together in endless combinations. Other mediums can be introduced. Digital art, painting, drawing, and photography all mesh easily with printmaking.
Sometimes prints are produced in editions. This is where all of the prints are alike. With some images, several approaches are taken. For example, trying various color combinations, mixing techniques, overprinting, etc, Unique prints are the result, all different from one another. This allows a full range of expression, exploring the many aspects and possibilities for an image. See here for more about printmaking.
Sometimes prints are produced in editions. This is where all of the prints are alike. With some images, several approaches are taken. For example, trying various color combinations, mixing techniques, overprinting, etc, Unique prints are the result, all different from one another. This allows a full range of expression, exploring the many aspects and possibilities for an image. See here for more about printmaking.
monotype
Monotype is a form of printmaking that does not use a plate or block to produce the image. Ink is rolled on a smooth, flat surface. The ink may be manipulated to create marks or textures. The inked surface is then covered with paper and run through a printing press. A single, unique image is produced. It is also possible to print a second, much lighter image. Prints may be reworked by overprinting, sanding or using additional media such as color pencil to enrich the surface. Monotype is the most painterly of the printmaking techniques. This series was made using an ink roller. Multiple layers. abrasion, and color pencil were added. Common to the group is the basic relationship between land, sea, sky and horizon.
gum roll up prints
Gum roll ups use a black and white photocopy to produce the image. The photocopy is treated with gum arabic so that ink is attracted to the toner, but repelled by the open areas. It is the ink that is printed, not the photocopy itself - as it is with photocopy transfer. Because of this, gum roll ups are similar to lithography. Overprinting layers are used to create multiple color prints. Photos reproduced by gum roll up usually have a rough, grainy appearance. The images
relief
- Relief is the oldest form of printmaking. The raised surface of a cut plate or block is inked with a roller, and covered with paper. Pressure is applied by hand or a press transferring ink to the paper. Wood and linoleum are the most commonly used materials in relief printmaking. But almost any surface or object can be inked and printed.
intaglio
Intaglio is a form of printmaking that includes etching, engraving, and collagraph, and other processes. The image is made by applying ink below the plate's surface, into its recessed areas. The plate is then covered with dampened paper and run through a press. Extreme pressure forces the paper into the incised areas and pulls the ink out when it is lifted from the plate. As with any type of printmaking, overprinting and combination of processes may be used to build up an image.
screenprint
Screenprinting uses a stencil to produce the image. A synthetic mesh screen is stretched over a wood or metal frame. The stencil or opening in the screen can created by hand or with a light sensitive emulsion. Ink is pushed through this opening onto the paper using a squeegee. Multiple colors are made using separate screens, or by reduction with a single screen. The process may be done on paper, wood or just about any surface. The process is also referred to as serigraphy.