HISTORY AND EXAMPLES

PRINTMAKING

WHAT IS A PRINT?

A Picture that is produced so that it can be MULTIPLIED

Usually done on WOOD, METAL, or STONE

Origins and history:

First prints in chinaA.D. 105 ( ≈2000 years ago!)…

…spread to Europe throughTrade around 1300s

Early uses of prints:

Playing cardsReligious images

Books and pamphletsAdvertisement (Posters)

Just for Art

Types of Prints:

Relief Intaglio

LithographyScreen printing

Relief: WoodcutsUse negative/positive space

Carve away parts you DO NOT want showing

Raised surface (not carved) is inked to create a print

IntaglioScratching into metal plate

Ink stays in the scratches, and this part creates image

Examples:Engraving, Etching

Lithograph

Usually done on stone

Draw image with crayon, cover with greasy paint (sticks

to crayon) and Print

ScreenPrinting

Force ink/paint through a screen onto paper/cloth

Use a stencil on screen to create image