Overview:

The Printmaking Department provides students with the skills and knowledge to create original artworks through the process of making prints. It emphasizes both traditional and contemporary methods, encouraging experimentation and conceptual development.

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Key Techniques Taught:

1. Relief Printing – Techniques such as woodcut and linocut, where the image is carved into a surface and the raised areas are inked.

2. Intaglio – Includes etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint, and mezzotint. Ink is applied into the recessed lines of a metal plate.

3. Lithography – Based on the repulsion of oil and water, this method uses a flat stone or metal plate.

4. Screen Printing (Serigraphy) – A stencil-based process where ink is pushed through a mesh screen.

5. Monotype/Monoprint – These are unique prints made by painting or drawing directly onto a plate.

 

Facilities and Equipment:

• Printing presses (etching press, relief press, screen beds)

• Acid baths and ventilation systems for etching

• Exposure units for screen printing

• Tools like brayers, squeegees, carving knives, and more

• Studio space for drying, paper preparation, and editioning

 

Curriculum and Activities:

• Foundation courses in drawing and design

• Workshops on specific printmaking techniques

• Art history with a focus on print traditions and contemporary print artists

• Critiques and portfolio reviews

• Collaborative projects, exhibitions, and public print events

 

Career Paths:

Graduates may become:

• Independent print artists

• Studio technicians

• Art educators

• Fine art printers for other artists

• Illustrators or designers