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Printmaking is a process for producing editions (multiple copies) of artwork; painting, on the other hand, is a process for producing a single original piece of artwork. Prints are created from a single original surface, most commonly linoleum, metal or wood. Each print is considered an original work of art, not a copy. Works printed from a single plate create an edition, usually each signed and numbered. A single print could be the product of one or multiple presses. Printmakers work in a variety of mediums, including water based ink, water color paint, oil based ink, oil pastels, and any water soluble solid pigment such as Caran D'Ache crayons. The work is created on a flat surface called a plate. Depending on the process used to lift the print, artists either carve or draw into their surfaces. Printmaking techniques that utilize digital methods are becoming increasingly popular and in many markets are the preferred method. Surfaces used in printmaking include planks of wood, metal plates, panes of plexiglass, pieces of shellacked book board, or lithographic stones. A separate technique, called screenprinting, makes use of a porous fabric mesh stretched in a frame, called a screen. Small prints can even be made using the surface of a potato.
Printmakers apply colour to their prints in many different ways. Often colour in printmaking that involves etching, screenprinting, woodcut or linocut is applied by either using separate plates, blocks or screens or by using a reductionist approach. In the multiple plate approach to colour there may be a number of plates, screens or blocks produced, each providing a different aspect of the print picture as a whole. Each separate plate, screen or block will be inked up in a different colour and applied in a particular sequence to produce the entire picture. On average about 3 to 4 plates are produced but there are occasions where a printmaker may use up to seven plates. Every application of another plate of colour will interact with the colour already applied to the paper and this must be kept in mind when producing the separation of colours. The lightest colours are often applied first and then that darker colours successively until the last one.
The reductionist approach to producing colour is to start with a lino or wood block that is either blank or with a simple etching. Upon each printing of colour the printmaker will then further cut into the lino or woodblock removing more material and then apply another colour and reprint. Each successive removal of lino or wood from the block will expose the already printed colour to the viewer of the print.
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A Black Man Selling Pepsi In The Jim Crow South
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:00 -0400
In the 1940s, Pepsi created an all-black sales force in an effort to reach out to black consumers. Allen McKellar was part of the first team to sell the soda in the Jim Crow South.
We Know What You've Been Watching on YouTube
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:00 -0400
A court has ordered Google to turn over a database that links users to every video they've watched on the popular Web site YouTube. Jennifer Urban, director of the University of Southern California Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, says the ruling has big implications for online privacy.
A Vintage Photography Flash Lamp In Action
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:00 -0400
Jacob Riis, a writer and photographer who exposed poverty in late 19th century New York City, used crude tools to light up his subjects. He ignited magnesium powder with a pistol, and later a frying pan. A vintage photography hobbyist demonstrates a flash lamp similar to Riis'.
Comic Cheech Marin Champions Chicano Art
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:11:00 -0400
The iconic funnyman rose to fame as one half of the pothead duo Cheech and Chong. Over the years, he has acquired one of the largest collections of Chicano art in the world. By sharing his favorite works with the public, he hopes to help people see that Mexican-American art is mainstream.
Broadway's New Kid on the Block: Lin Manuel Miranda
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400
Young playwright Lin Manuel Miranda is taking Broadway by storm. Miranda's musical In The Heights, which won big at last week's Tony Awards, tells the immigrant story of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood. The multi-talented actor, composer and playwright speaks candidly about his art.
So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0400
Two comic artists have created a textbook, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, that teaches people the grammar of comic art, from penciling a story ever so lightly on tracing paper to inking a bubbly "The End" to the finished strip.
American Print Alliance - Information and resources about original prints, paperworks and artists' books for creators and collectors, including a gallery, exhibits, technical articles and index to their journal Contemporary Impressions. The Alliance is a non-profit consortium of printmakers' councils.
Meta Description: [ The American Print Alliance is a non-profit consortium of printmakers' councils helping to bring the print arts into the 21st century. ]
California Society of Printmakers - A non-profit arts organization which promotes the appreciation of prints and printmaking.
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative - Printmaking association offering workshops and classes in inklings, etching, lithography, screenprinting, monotype and Polaroid transfer. Offers an artists' print gallery and annual small print show.
Fine Art Printmaking - Major developments have taken place with the introduction of digital images. This site contains information on new and traditional printmaking techniques. There is also a gallery showing examples.
Meta Description: [ Printmaking, digital art and contemporary fine art ]
Giclee - Technical and marketing advice on giclee printmaking for painters and photographers.
Meta Description: [ Giclee knowledge base for artists and photographers. Giclee printing information for canvas, watercolor and paper reproduction. ]
Graphic Arts Workshop - Fine Art Printmaking Cooperative in San Francisco offers gallery, history, news and membership information.
Meta Description: [ The Graphic Arts Workshop - A Fine Art Printmaking Cooperative ]
Lies, Damn Lies, and Giclee Prints - For commercial reasons, some websites are spreading half-truths about the giclee technique. Here you can find some clarifications.
Meta Description: [ Some clarifications about giclee prints and the giclee technique. ]
Print Council of America - Includes a variety of resources for the study of woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and screenprints.
Printhouse Art Gallery and Workshop - A program of the Brass Ring Society Inc., dedicated to the promotion of original prints, printmaking and printmakers, and to raising money for children with terminal or life threatening illnesses.
Meta Description: [ The Jim and Beth Philion Center for Graphic & Print Arts is dedicated to promoting
prints, printmaking and printmakers and raising money for terminally ill children ]
Printmaker's WebRing - A webring for pages devoted to the fine art of printmaking and prints.
Meta Description: [ Printmakers who don't mind getting their hands dirty to produce a great work of art!
All types of handmade printmaking techniques are welcome. Original graphic techniques only, please! ]
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Riverside Studio - A printmaking studio in Elora, Ontario, Canada which specializes in relief and intaglio printing. Master printer is Stu Oxley. Studio location and facilities, list of client artists, and FAQs for intaglio and relief printmaking.
Meta Description: [ Riverside Studio in Elora Ontario Canada specializes in relief and intaglio (etching) printing. ]
San Francisco Online Arts - Printmaking techniques and definitions - answers to 'what is a print' and definitions for printmaking terms.
Meta Description: [ Original fine art prints (etchings, aquatint, intaglio), photographs (photogravure, Photography) and drawings by contemporary San Francisco artist James Groleau. The artist's biography, awards, private and public collections are detailed. Information on printmaking techniques are given. ]
Strictly Limited Editions - Publishes and sells signed and numbered fine art prints. Includes artist biographies, some sample images, and terms of payment.
What Is A Print? - A discussion of print processes and terms, from the Philadelphia Printshop, Ltd.
Meta Description: [ A discussion of print processes and terms from The Philadelphia Print Shop ]
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