printmaking

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printmaking

• multiple originals
• each impression pulled from the matrix is
  considered an original work of art

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original prints

• not a photo/mechanical process
• artist performs or oversees the process and
  examines each print
• printed in editions
• each print is signed and numbered by the artist

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number of prints in this edition
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number of this specific print
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relief
prints ink from what is left of the (raised)
original surface
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woodcut
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print is a reverse image
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wood engraving
carving into the grain end of a woodblock
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Albrecht
Durer
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Moebiusribbon II, M.C. Escher?
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linocut
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Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett
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Roy, Chuck Close?
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intaglioin-tally-o
prints ink from below the surface of a metal plate
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print is a reverse image
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engraving carving directly into the metal
plate with a sharp point
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etching carving into an acid resistant layer on
top of the metal plate, then exposing the plate
to an acid bath
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mezzotint creating an even, rough surface then
smoothing out the image with a burin
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lithograph
drawing with a grease pencil (tusche) on top of a
stone
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lithograph
after treatment, the stone is dampened with water
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lithograph
ink adheres to the original grease drawing
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print is a reverse image
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Lautrec
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serigraph or silkscreen
prints areas of open screen
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the same method for making t-shirts, hats, etc.
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only method where print is NOT a reverse image
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areas of the screen are blocked off with a
non-permeable material to create a
stencil, which is a negative of the image to be
printed
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Marilyn, Andy Warhol