ART 235 - Printmaking II

5 CR

Printmaking II is a continuation and advancement in learning the skills and techniques of fine art printmaking. Students create works of art that depend on a technical understanding of various printmaking methods. Students further skills in visual communication, drawing, design and color. Requires additional lab time outside of class.

Recommended: ART 110, ART 120, or ART 111
Prerequisite(s): ART 230

Course Outcomes

Progress beyond the basic techniques and processes of fine art printmaking in the areas of relief (linocut), intaglio (drypoint), monotype and collograph.
Apply the principles of 2-D Design and drawing techniques to create a graphic image and produce multiples of it in print media.
Employ advanced printmaking skills combined with visual literacy and color theory.
To begin to recognize and produce professional looking work.
Further develop personal visual expression.
More fully understanding of the distinctive nature of fine art printmaking.
Confidently and appropriately use standard print processes and technique including the use of tools, presses, inks, and paper as well as prepare plates, and register print blocks for multi-color images.
Recognized and produce specific qualities of hand made fine art prints, e.g. overlays, transparency, offset and multiple images.
Use specialized vocabulary and communicate clearly about the visual experience through critique discussions.
Solve more complex visual and technical problems within a printmaking studio and in relation to the limitations of the media.
Identify artists and styles within the history of the field of fine art printmaking.

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