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P RINTMAKING. Printmaking is an indirect transfer process. A print is a work of art create from pressing ink onto paper from a plate or stencil. Printmaking allows for multiple exact duplicates of an image. . P RINTMAKING. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
• Printmaking is an indirect transfer process.
• A print is a work of art create from pressing ink onto paper from a plate or stencil.
• Printmaking allows for multiple exact duplicates of an image.
PRINTMAKING
Engraving (carving into a solid surface) was executed on stones, bones and cave walls.
3,000 years later, the Sumerians re-engraved images on stone cylinder seals to make identical duplicates.
PRINTMAKING
The Chinese “rubbing” dating back to the 2nd Century, is considered to be a primitive form of print.
In the ninth century, the wood-block printmaking technique appeared in China.
PRINTMAKING
Printmaking arrived in Europe around 1400 and was originally used for stamping designs onto fabrics, textiles, or playing cards.
By the sixteenth century it had achieved the status of an important art form with the work of Albrecht Durer and other Northern European artists.
PRINTMAKING
During the 18th century art prints began to be considered “originals.”
In the 19th century artists began to produce “limited editions” and sign their prints along with the technical information necessary to authenticate the work.
PRINTMAKING
There are many different types of printmaking.
Woodcut
Etching
Lithography
Screen printing
PRINTMAKING Printmaking Technique
TOOLS
• Plate: The surface on which the image is prepared.
• Gouge: The tool used to carve out the negative space from your image.
• Brayer: The rolling device used to roll ink onto the plate.
• Baren: A circular tool used to transfer ink onto the paper by friction.
PRINTMAKING
PRINTMAKING Albrecht DÜrer Woodblock: “Sampson Rending the Lion”Pear Wood No Date (1471-1528)
PRINTMAKING Albrecht DÜrer “The Bearing of the Cross”Woodcut, hand-colored No Date (1471-1528)
PRINTMAKING Katsushika hokusai “The Great Wave at Kanagawa”Polychrome ink and color on paper 1831-33
PRINTMAKING Ando hiroshige #45 from One Hundred Famous Views of EdoWoodblock print in ink and color on paper 19th Century
PRINTMAKING Andy Warhol “Eight Elvises” Silk Screen on Canvas 1963
PRINTMAKING Andy Warhol “Marilyn Monroe” Silk Screen 1967