2. Printmaking
Printmaking is used to produce multiple copies of the same design.
The original creation in printmaking is called a matrix/plate.
Each copy made from that original is called a print.
Works printed from a single plate create an edition.
Each print is signed and numbered in the order that they are
printed.
3. Printmaking
Common types of plates include:
1. metal - usually copper or zinc for engraving
or etching,
2. stone - used for lithography,
3. blocks of wood for woodcuts,
4. linoleum for linocuts,
5. plastic (transparencies) and manila paper for stencils,
6. You can even use clay or potatoes to make stamps.
4. Printing with Linoleum
Linoleum: solidified linseed oil
Traditional linoleum needs heat to soften it.
Carve a design into it.
Relief Print: the high parts of your carving
will pick up the ink, and print a mirror image
of your carving.
5. Printmaking Project
You will complete a worksheet about Inuit culture.
In your sketchbook, you will draw 3 interesting designs
that involve line, texture, and negative space.
You will make a linocut using one of these designs,
and submit 10 good linoprints.
7. Characteristics of Inuit Art
• Flat, doesn’t look 3D
• Use of geometric pattern
• Uses nature for its subject
matter
8. Characteristics of Inuit Art
• Simplified forms
• Organic lines and shapes
• Flat, doesn’t look 3D
• Use of geometric pattern
•Uses nature for its subject matter
10. Artist's Statement: Printmaking
1) Do you think you were successful in creating
texture in your linoprint? Where is it? What kind
of texture is it?
2) Do you think you incorporated enough negative
space to create interesting contrast in your
linoprint? Explain.
3) What did you like or dislike about this project?
