For EDSC 304 at CSUF

1. FUNDAMENTAL
S OF
PRINTMAKING
Ms. J’s Art II
Spring 2022

2. OUR
OBJECTIVES
• What is Printmaking and how do we use it
in art?
• Who are some important names in
printmaking?
• What are the different printmaking
techniques?
• What technique will we be using?
• Content Standards: VA Cr.2.1 and VA Cr.3

3. I CAN GUARANTEE
THAT EACH OF YOU
HAS CREATED A PRINT
AT LEAST ONE TIME
DURING YOUR
LIFESPAN!

4. CLASS QUESTION #1:
•What do you ALREADY know
about printmaking?
• Discuss this in groups of 3-4, you’ll have about 3 minutes to talk about
it – I expect you to present me with 3-5 answers!!!

5. A Brief History of
Printmaking
• Here’s a short video to
give you a quick
introduction to the side
of printmaking that we
love to skip over –
history!

6. Early Printmaking
• Printmaking first showed up around c. 1400, and
remained in its earliest forms until the early 1800s
• It was initially used as a form of communication –
ex. Printing Press
• Most of the earliest prints were created using the
method of woodcutting.
• East Asia and Europe had two very different
iterations of printmaking

7. Early Printmaking (cont.)
EAST ASIAN
• Mostly used printmaking for
communication – lots of text!
EUROPEAN
• As with most European art of this
period, lots of religious
iconography!

8. Modern Era Printmaking
• Printmaking has evolved into it’s own unique form of
artmaking – seeping into almost every art movement!
• Today, the most popular printmaking mediums are
linocut, monotyping, and woodcut, among others.
• Some of the most important printmakers of the modern
era are Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Pablo
Picasso.

9. Some Works You Might Recognize!
Picasso

10. CLASS QUESTION #2:
• Now that you know a little bit more
about Printmaking, what are some ways
you believe you have made or seen prints
throughout your life?
• Let’s make a list on the board – raise your hand!

11. Printmaking
Mediums / Tools
• Here’s a short
intro to modern
printmaking
media – we’ll go
into more detail
later!

13. Relief Printing
• Relief Printing is any form of
printmaking in which the white
area of a print is cut out from
a raised surface.
• Examples would be woodcut,
linocut, and soapcutting.
• Common tools used in this medium
are specialized medium cutters,
brayers, and barens.
+ Cutters: designed specifically
for a medium – different
shapes and sizes
+ Brayer: used to roll ink onto
the finished plate
+ Baren: used to evenly transfer
ink from the plate to paper.

14. Intaglio Printing
• This process involves cutting a design
into a sheet of metal or acrylic.
• The ink is rolled onto the plate, and
wiped away so that the ink remains only in
the etching.
• This type of printing requires special
paper that can be used when wet!
• Some forms of intaglio printing require
the use of dangerous acids, specifically
those involving the use of metal.
• Etching needles are the most commonly used
tool for intaglio printing.

15. Monotyping
• This is a form of artmaking
that can only create one
unique print.
• Involves drawing or painting
onto an acrylic sheet, among
the use of other materials
like textured paper and
foliage, which is then
printed.
• Layered monotypes are more
common than single layer
monotypes, as the artist can
create depth and detail.

16. So… What Are WE
Doing?
REDUCTIVE!
• Reductive printmaking is
a form of linocut
printing that can only
create one set of prints
and cannot be replicated.
• Involves cutting away
linoleum for each color
layered in the print.

17. CLASS QUESTION #3:
• On a separate piece of paper, write 7-10 sentences about
what you learned today. Is printmaking what you thought it
was going to be? Are you intrigued by any of the specific
mediums, or are there any you’d like to try? Do you still
have any lingering questions about this form of artmaking?
• Turn this in quietly when finished (Don’t forget your
name!)