Relief Printing What is Relief Printing Relief printing

Relief Printing

What is Relief Printing? – Relief printing: printing from raised images (similar to a stamp)- images come out backwards – Block: piece of thick, flat material used to print repeated impressions of a design, (Plate in etching) Intaglio vs. Relief

Relief Printing History • Relief printing became very popular in Europe during the Gothic (1150 -1450) and Renaissance Periods (1300 -1700) Italian Renaissance Printing Press Woodcut by Albrecht Durer

Relief • Woodcut: An artist carves an image into a block of wood along the grain of wood with gouges • Gouge: A tool for clearing nonimage areas from a block of wood or linoleum. • Linoleum Print: An image is cut into a piece of linoleum.

Lino Printing Safety • Using lino cutters – Carry cutters with blade pointing down – Only use cutter for the job it was intended for – Work away from your hands when cutting • Use of materials – Wipe table after printing – Be responsible – Put nibs away properly when finished • Demo – Small lino block- anything

• Work Period- Small Lino block Sketch the block on a piece of paper first Lightly draw your sketch on your block Begin carving your block When you’re done carving- you can start printing! • Assignment: • • – 2 editions in 1 colour – 2 editions in another colour – Colour can be paper OR ink change

Lithography

What is Lithography? • Lithography: “lithos” in greek means stonemethod using stone • Uses a chemical process to create an image. • The positive part of an image is waterrepelling and then negative image is water-retaining

History • The first lithographic printing press was created in England • It was patented in 1875

Screen-Printing

What is Screen-Printing • Creating an image on paper, or fabric by pressing ink through a screen made of mesh with areas blocked off by a stencil • One colour is printed at a time so several screens can be used to produce a multicoloured image

History • Screen-printing first appeared in China during the Song Dynasty (960 -1279 AD) • It was then adapted by other Asian countries like Japan, creating newer methods. • Screen-printing is commonly used for making posters, and clothing

Screen-Printing Technique

Friday December 8 th Vocabulary Quiz • 4 main types of printmaking – Relief – Intaglio – Lithography – Screen-printing • • Monoprint Edition Artist Proof Brayer • • Woodcut Linoleum Print Block Gouge

• Work Period- Small Lino block Sketch the block on a piece of paper first Lightly draw your sketch on your block Begin carving your block When you’re done carving- you can start printing! • Assignment: • • – 2 editions in 1 colour – 2 editions in another colour – Colour can be paper OR ink change

Grade 12 Lino Print Assignment • Larger Lino Print – Create 3 images that look exactly the same – Hand in 2 Artist Proofs – Experiment with 2 different colours • Paper and paint • Options: – Use Monoprint AND lino in 1 image (layers)