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PRINTMAKING

Printmakingis the process of making artworks by

printing, normally on paper.

Printmakingnormally covers only the process of

creating prints that have an element of originality,
rather than just being a photographic reproduction of
a painting.
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PRINTMAKING PROCESS

Printmaking is anartformconsisting of the production of images, usually

onpaper, but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by
various techniques of multiplication.
Prints are made by the creation of a master printing plate from which multiple
images are made. This could be linoleum, styrofoam, metal, cardboard, stone or
any one of a number of materials.
Then the artist prepares the printing plate by cutting, etching or drawing an
image onto the plate. Ink is applied (in a variety of ways) and paper is pressed
onto the plate either by hand or by way of a hand-run printing press. The
finished print is pulled from the plate.
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4 MAIN TYPES OF PRINTMAKING

RELIEF
INTAGLIO
LITHOGRAPGY
STENCIL: SERIGRAPHY
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RELIEF PRINTING

Relief printing is a process

consisting of cutting
oretchinga printing surface
in such a way that all that
remains of the original surface
is the design to be printed.

Examples of relief-printing processes includewoodcut,

anastatic printing (also called relief etching),linocut,
andmetal cut.
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ITAGLIO
PRINTING

Intaglio Printing is a
process in which the ink
forming the design is
printed only from
Intaglio printing is the opposite ofrelief printing, in that the
recessed areas of printing is done from ink that is below the surface of the plate.
The design is cut, scratched, or etched into the printing surface
theplate. or plate, which can be copper, zinc, aluminum, magnesium,
plastics, or even coated paper. The printing ink is rubbed into the
incisions or grooves, and the surface is wiped clean.
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LITHOGRAPHY

Lithography isa flat

surface printing process
that makes use of the
immiscibility of grease
and water. In the lithographic process, ink is applied to a grease-
treated image on the flat printing surface; non-image
(blank) areas, which hold moisture, repel the lithographic
ink. This inked surface is then printedeither directly on
paper, by means of a special press (as in most fine-art
printmaking), or onto a rubber cylinder (as in commercial
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STENCIL/SERIGRAPHY

Serigraphy,also called
silkscreen printing,is a
sophisticatedstencilingtechnique
for surface printing, in which a
design is cut out of paper or
another thin, strong material and
then printed by rubbing, rolling, or
spraying paint or ink through the
Serigraphy is printed on fabric while
cut out areas stencils are printed on paper.
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MONOTYPE PRINTING

Monotype printingis a form

ofprintmakingthat has images or lines
that can only be made once, unlike most
printmaking, where there are multiple
originals.
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MONOTYPE VS. MONOPRINT

Although these two terms are used interchangeably, there is a big difference between
one and the other.
A monotypeis essentially ONE of a kind: mono is a Latin word which means ONE
and type means kind. Therefore, a monotype is one printed image created on a clean
printing plate.
Amonoprintis made by taking an already etched/inked plate and adding to the
composition by manipulating additional ink on the surface of the plate. This produces
an impression different in appearance from a conventionally printed impression from
the same plate. Since it is virtually impossible to manipulate the additional ink twice
the same way, every monoprint impression will be different from every other one.
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MONOPRINT/MONOTYPE METHODS

Monoprints and monotypes are created by

manually adding (additive method) or
removing (subtractive method) ink from a
plate which is then printed using a printing
press.
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MONOTYPE

What is monotype?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZWKwglLcG0
Demo trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Tzw_gurPg
Monotype from a photograph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve6wrl8EYI
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ACRYLIC PAINT

A synthetic, quick drying paint that can be

used in thick heavy layers or thin washes on
most surfaces. Additives can be used to
provide matte or gloss finishes.
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MONOTYPE
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MONOTYPE
Media Study
1.Use a thin Sharpie to draw lines denoting your (8 X 10) and painting space. This will also
serve as a guide for your tape lines.
2.Tape both the left and right edges of your paper down onto a hard surface to keep it from
moving.
3.Tape the left edge of your acetate over your drawn or printed image so you can flip it like a
book page.
4.Outline the areas you want to fill in color with white paint using a small brush.
5.Let the white paint dry.
6.Get all of your paint colors ready.
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7. As quickly as possible fill in the color, as the acrylic dries fairly fast.
8. When you are done filling in the paint, tape the left edge of your printing paper,
and align it over your image.
9. With your papers aligned tape the edge of your printing paper down and be sure
to keep your clean printing paper from the painted surface.
10.Lay your printing paper down and roll gently with a brayer.
11. Gently peel the printing paper up from the acetate image.
12. Trim off the excess edges of your print to 8 X 10.
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Alternative technique:
1. Tape the printing paper down before you start
painting.
2. Fill on blocks of color and press paper down.
3. You will repeat this as you fill in all the color areas
until done.