GNED01:ART APPRECIATION

V IS U A L
JOHN ACE COSIO HINGADA
INSTRUCTOR 1
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY-CCC
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Define what is printmaking;
2. Understand the process of printmaking;
3. Compare and contrast the types of printmaking;
4. Appreciate the value of printmaking in art industry; and
5. Create a print design.
 VISUAL
ART
art forms that
create works that
are primarily visual
in nature
Printmaking
Printmaking
➢ is an artistic process
based on the principle
of transferring images
from a matrix onto
another surface, most
often paper or fabric
Printmaking
➢ A matrix is essentially a
template, and can be made
of wood, metal, or glass.
➢ The design is created on
the matrix by working its
flat surface with either tools
or chemicals.
Woodcut
➢ The oldest form of
printmaking, woodcut is a
relief process in which
knives and other tools are
used to carve a design into
the surface of a wooden
block.
➢ The raised areas that
remain after the block has
been cut are inked and
printed, while the recessed
areas that are cut away do
not retain ink, and will
remain blank in the final
print.
“St. Jerome in the Wilderness”
Attributed to Nicolò Boldrini
38.8 × 54.1 cm
“The Garden of Love”
Christoffel Jegher
46.4 x 60.3 cm
Engraving
➢ Engraving is an intaglio
printmaking process in
which lines are cut into a
metal plate in order to hold
the ink.
➢ In engraving, the plate
can be made of copper or
zinc.
➢ The metal plate is first
polished to remove all
scratches and
imperfections from the
surface so that only the
intentional lines will be
printed.
 Stamp engraving of Czeslaw Slania
Actual size of this stamp is 7.5cm x 5.5cm
The engraving Czeslaw Slania submitted for graduation from the Academy in
Krakow showing the bloody battle at Tannenberg (Grünwald) after a painting
by the Polish painter Jan Matejko (1838-1893).
Etching
➢ Etching is an intaglio
printmaking process in
which lines or areas are
incised using acid into a
metal plate in order to hold
the ink.
➢ In etching, the plate can
be made of iron, copper,
or zinc.
 “Aus dem Park Chigi”
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
19th century
“Christ Healing The Sick” Also know as “The Hundred Guilder Print”
Rembrandt
circa 19th Century
10 7/8″ x 15 1/4″
Lithograph
➢ Lithography is a
planographic printmaking
process in which a design
is drawn onto a flat stone
(or prepared metal plate,
usually zinc or aluminum)
and affixed by means of a
chemical reaction.
➢ First, the design for the
lithograph is drawn
directly onto a polished
slab of limestone using an
oil-based lithographic
crayon or ink.
Le Giaour (The Infidel) by Théodore Gericault, 1823
Screenprint
➢ Screen printing is a
process where ink is
forced through a mesh
screen onto a surface.
➢ Making certain areas of the
screen impervious to
printing ink creates a
stencil, which blocks the
printing ink from passing
through the screen.
➢ The ink that passes through
forms the printed image.
➢ A printing screen consists
of a fine mesh fabric that
is tightly stretched and
attached to a metal or
wooden frame.
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