1. Raise your hand if: Have you ever walked across a freshly mopped floor and left foot PRINTS? Have you ever left finger PRINTS on a glass door or window?

2. PRINTMAKING By Layla Day

3. Printmaking Printmaking refers to the various kinds of processes used to create replicas of an image called an ORIGINAL PRINT or PROOF

4. The Five Main Types of Printmaking Relief Relief Intaglio Intaglio Lithography Lithography Screen Printing Screen Printing Digital Technology Digital Technology

5. Relief Printmaking Typically uses WOOD for the plates Create a plate by cutting away the areas that are not meant to carry ink Create a plate by cutting away the areas that are not meant to carry ink Examples are: Woodcuts, wood engravings, linoleum cuts (linocuts) Examples are: Woodcuts, wood engravings, linoleum cuts (linocuts)

6. Intaglio Printmaking The image is cut or scratched into a METAL plate It is the opposite of Relief printing because the ink remains in the cracks of the plate It is the opposite of Relief printing because the ink remains in the cracks of the plate Examples are: etching; engraving; dry point; aquatint Examples are: etching; engraving; dry point; aquatint

7. Lithography Uses the properties of oil and water on a STONE plate Had a major impact on society because it provided illustrations to prints (before modern printing presses) Had a major impact on society because it provided illustrations to prints (before modern printing presses) Fast, because the artist can draw directly onto the plate surface with a grease pencil Fast, because the artist can draw directly onto the plate surface with a grease pencil Has been further developed to modern day offset lithography and now uses many different plate Has been further developed to modern day offset lithography and now uses many different plate

8. Screen Printing Uses STENCILS and STRETCHED SILK over a frame Uses STENCILS and STRETCHED SILK over a frame Is the only traditional printing technique that does not reverse the image Is the only traditional printing technique that does not reverse the image Example: t-shirts, clothing Example: t-shirts, clothing

9. Digital Printmaking Uses TECHNOLOGY to produce prints The latest form of printmaking The latest form of printmaking Only printmaking where there is no actual plate because the image is created on the COMPUTER Only printmaking where there is no actual plate because the image is created on the COMPUTER

10. REVIEW What type of printmaking: uses stencils and a screen? uses stencils and a screen? uses the properties of oil and water? uses the properties of oil and water? uses a plate that cuts away the area you do not want to print? uses a plate that cuts away the area you do not want to print? has done away with the plate? has done away with the plate? prints the ink that is below the surface of the plate? prints the ink that is below the surface of the plate?

11. Identification: Wood plates Wood plates Metal plate Metal plate Screen Screen Stone plate Stone plate Plastic plate Plastic plate Computer Computer

12. Did you know? Paper was invented in 105AD in China The Chinese developed relief printing in the 9 th century and moveable type in the 11 th century These processes did not reach Europe until the 15 th Century Before 1415 all books were hand made For 15 years I work in an offset lithography print shop and can answer questions if you have any.