Practical Printmaking

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Practical Printmaking

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Description

This book presents an overview of the core printmaking areas: intaglio, lithography, collagraph, monoprinting, relief printing and screenprinting. There are also sections on Health & Safety, Workshop and Studio Space, and Displaying and Storing Prints, as well as a comprehensive glossary and list of suppliers. Separate chapters covering digital printmaking and the use of photography in printmaking ensure that the book is up to date with contemporary practice. Each chapter rounds off with a small gallery section showcasing the work of contemporary printmakers working with the relevant techniques. In each instance, the cheapest and easiest methods for each technique is explained and wherever possible the author covers methods for making prints at home, without the need for expensive equipment and presses. The whole book is filled with step-by-step sequences and clear instructions. The result is an excellent guide for the beginner and useful reference for the intermediate printmaker on all the printmaking techniques and how to use them.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction 7

1 Equipment, Tools, Materials 9

Health and safety 18

2 Drypoint 19

Drypoint on cardboard 20

Drypoint on metal 22

Drypoint on plastic 26

3 Etching 27

Hard-ground etching 27

Inking a colour etching from a single plate 36

Soft-ground etching 39

4 Flexograph - photopolymer gravure 43

5 Using Digital Photographs for Etching 52

6 Collagraph 57

7 Digital Printmaking 64

8 Stone Lithography 72

9 Photoplate Lithography 86

10 Screenprinting 96

11 Relief Printing 109

Woodcut 120

12 Relief Printing with Stamps and Blocks 124

13 Monoprinting 127

14 Cards and Books 136

15 Working in the Landscape 143

16 Displaying and Storing Prints 148

Conclusion 152

Suppliers 154

Glossary 156

Index 159

Product details

Published Mar 30 2009
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 160
ISBN 9781408126325
Imprint A&C Black Visual Arts
Illustrations 300 colour
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Colin Gale

Colin Gale is a well-known artist and printmaker a…

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