ART 150 Beginning Printmaking (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
A studio course covering the processes of printmaking. Students will learn how to make prints from compositions. Methods used will include the Intaglio and Relief processes. Students will leave with a knowledge of hand-pulled printmaking practices.
Course Content
A. Solar plate printmaking
B. Monoprint/Monotype printmaking
C. Dry-point printmaking
D. Etching
E. Woodcut printmaking
F. Lino-cut printmaking
Student Outcomes
1. Implement the technique of using line and value in order to describe form and content.
2. Identify paper type and sides, plus tear, and registering methods.
3. Demonstrate proper preparation of paper and/or plates (print matrix) for printing process.
4. Identify and use safe materials and methods.
5. Demonstrate understanding of history, materials, and artists’ contributions to the tradition of fine art printmaking.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.
Lecture Contact Hours 35
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 65
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