PRINTMAKING

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PRINTMAKING

• Printmaking is the process of creating duplicates
  of an image. The process involves creating a
  plate on which the image is drawn, carved,
  etched, built, or painted. The image is then
  transferred by inking the plate and pressing on
  to another surface.

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HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING

• Originally NOT an art form- just form of
  communication
• Prehistoric Era - Engravings found on stones,
  bones and cave walls.
• 2nd century AD- Chinese produced rubbings, as far
  back as the 2nd century AD.
• Mid-late 8th century - Japanese made first
  authenticated prints, wood-block rubbings of
  Buddhist charms
• Early 15th century - First woodcuts printed on
  paper (German playing cards). First royal seals
  and stamps appeared in England for Henry VI.
• Mid 15th century - Metal engravings introduced
  and became more refined.
• Dürer- major influence on printmaking, famous for
  wood engravings and etching in Renaissance
  Europe.
• Mid 1600s early 1700s - Master woodcutter,
  Katsushika Hokusai, produced 35,000 drawings and
  prints

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PRINTMAKING METHODS

• Relief printing
• Intaglio printing
• Planographic
• Stencil

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MORE ABOUT PRINTMAKING

• http//www.eyeconart.net/history/printmaking.htm

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RELIEF PRINTING

• Relief printing is where a plate has multiple
  levels and the areas gouged or carved out remain
  uninked. Examples are woodcut, linoleum block.

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EXAMPLE OF RELIEF WOODCUTPRINT (The Wave by
Hokusai)
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Another woodcut relief print
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Chuck Close Thumbprint Portrait
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Linoleum block relief print by Elizabeth Catlett
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LINOLEUM BLOCK RELIEF PRINTby M.C. Escher
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INTAGLIO PRINTING

• Intaglio printing is where a plate has multiple
  levels and the areas gouged or carved out receive
  the ink and transfer it. (Opposite of relief
  printing). Examples are etchings, engravings, and
  block prints that are inked properly and run
  through a press.

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INTAGLIO PRINT EXAMPLEBY Albrect Durer St.
Jerome
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PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING

• Process of printing where a detailed drawing may
  be completed on limestone. The process involves
  wax repelling ink. Prints what is on the surface
  of the plate. Lithography is an example.

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LITHOGRAPHY PRINT EXAMPLE by M.C. Escher
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LITHOGRAPHY PRINT EXAMPLE by Wayne Thiebaud
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STENCIL PRINTING

• A method of printing where open areas of a
  stencil or screen are printed. An example is
  silk screen printing. A separate screen is
  prepared for the printing of each color in a
  design. T-shirt designs are a common example of
  silk screen prints.

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Example of Silk Screen Print

• http//webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html

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STENCIL PRINT EXAMPLE
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Adinkra

• -Symbols for proverbs, sayings, attitudes,
  religious beliefs and social thoughts of some
  West African Societies.
• Originated in 17th century in West Africa among
  Ashanti and Gyaman people of Ghana
• War in 1818 between Kofi Adinkra and the Ashanti
  King because King Adinkra made a replica of the
  very symbolic and sacred Golden Stool, which
  enraged Nana Osei Bonsu-Panyin.
• War led to beheading of King Adinkra.
• Decorated fabric that Adinkra wore in the last
  battle was taken by the Ashanti as a trophy.

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Adinkra (cont.)

• Symbols on the fabric took the name of the
  beheaded King - Adinkra.
• Clothes adorned with Adinkra symbols were only
  worn by royalty and spiritual leaders during
  sacred ceremonies and rituals.
• Root meaning of the term Adinkra is farewell
• Symbols worn on the mourner's clothing usually
  expressed qualities attributed to the deceased.
• Printing adinkra motifs is presently among the
  highest valued hand-printing and hand-embroidered
  works on cloth.
• Adinkra symbols have grown worldwide, inspiring
  works of art in Jewelry, sculpture, interior
  decoration and design (including company logos).

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Relief print Adinkra cloth