PRINTMAKING

A BRIEF OVERVIEW

WELCOME TO PRINTMAKING

PRINTMAKING

• Process of art making through print• Unique processes with extremely unique

results, each print is an individual• Possibilities of making multiples, editions,

reworking an image, and endless artistic exploration

• Hands on processes that gets you really dirty

• A mixture of patience and serenity vs. excitement and movement

PRINTMAKING

• Generally speaking, there are four main processes in the Tyler print shop– Relief– Intaglio– Planographic (lithography)– Stencil (screen printing)• There a million different ways to work

within these processes and a million different results

RELIEF

• Ink is applied to the surface of a cut or carved matrix, such as wood or linoleum

• Inked matrix is laid on top of paper and rolled through press

• Carved image is transferred to paper• Examples are woodcut/woodblock

and linocut

RELIEF

Woodcut printing

RELIEF

INTAGLIO

• Ink is applied below the surface of a matrix in crevasse or grooves

• Excess ink wiped away, wet paper is laid on top and rolled through press

• Grooved image is transferred to paper

• Exampled are etchings and engravings

INTAGLIO

Printing an etching plate

INTAGLIO

LITHOGRAPHY

• Process of printing through a rejection of ink from water and attraction of ink from grease

• On a stone or metal plate

LITHOGRAPHY

SCREEN PRINTING

• Stencil is created on a mesh screen• Ink is placed on screen and pulled

through stencil onto paper• Stencil images is transfered

SCREEN PRINTING

SCREEN PRINTING

Personal Experience and Work

Questions?

• Email me:kylekogut@gmail.com

• Come visit us in printmaking• Take a class, try it out. You never

know what you’ll enjoy and want to pursue

• Experiment in all types of art• Do what makes you happy