An Introduction to Printmaking! The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai

2 types of Relief Printing Additive Prints Callagraphs – Materials are ADDED or glued to a base plate to create the relief design. The base plate is cut or reduced to create the relief design Reductive Prints

Callagraph prints required the artist to glue or add materials to a plate to achieve a relief design with texture. The plate is usually coated with a clear finish to preserve the plate through the printing process. Limited prints may be produced for this reason.

Reductive Prints are CARVED from wood, linoleum, or more recently a material called Softkut. The design is cut into the flat plate with lines and shapes to create patterns and textures.

Single color reductive prints only require one stage of the plate- cut once, print the design with one color, as many times as you wish.

Multi-color reduction prints require multiple carvings of the same plate- one stage for each desired color, always beginning with the lightest colors and working to the darkest.

The process in double time!

Areas Excellen t GoodAverage Improvement needed Student Rating Teacher Rating Color Scheme- You chose a color scheme based on one of the themes mentioned in class Mark-making technique- you used at least three different types of lines or textures within your design with interesting patterns Creativity-you used a creative variety of shapes and designs to create visual interest Design-you filled the space with a design that leads the eye around the image with focus and direction Technique- you carved the plate with precision and careful attention to detail Prints- you printed the minimum # of prints and the chosen prints were clean, neat and mounted and numbered properly Total: Grading Rubric

The “Tools of the Trade” Block printing ink Brayer Lino-cutters Bench hook Wood bock, linoleum or soft-kut Drawing toolspaper Go to : “reductive printmaking ”: “reductive printmaking ” For more information and all steps of the process.