2/27/18 8:34 AM WEEK1

DEMO/Lecture

Class1

TU1/30

Introductiontotheclass

• Policies and Procedures (see studio pages )

• Grading and Expectations (see studio pages)

• Contract (see studio pages)

• Syllabus Explained

• Combos and Flat Files assigned

• Printmaker-Craftsman or Artist (see tutorial videos history)

• Artistic Revolution of the Letterpress

• The Fine Art Printmaking Discussion

Brief History of Print & The Major Processes (see tutorial videos history)

Relief

• Where does Letterpress fit into the history?

DEMO/Lecture

THU2/1

Class2

IntroductiontoReliefPrinting(techsupport#1,#2)• Substrate Materials for Relief

• Tools for Relief

• Graphic Expressive Mark

• Inking

o Mixing Color

RollerUse

• Printing

ProperPressUse

• Using the Letter Press

• Registration for each Press

• General Printing Procedures:

PAPER

Printmaking Paper

Standard Print Size

Proper handling for editioning

INK

• Do Not Gouge The Ink!!

• Oil base, Rubber base and Water Base

• Ink additives

o Tighten Ink

o Loosen Ink

• Ink Slabs:

o Proper layout of slab

o Ink on the VandercookPropercleanup:

• Ink Slab

• Vandercook

Rollers

o Proper use, cleaning & handling

Solvents:

• What to use and where

Simple Green, Baby oil, Mineral Spirits

Alcohol, Acetone, Lacquer Thinner etc

Short Vocab Discussion

WEEK2

DEMO/Lecture

TU2/6

Class3

Cover The material from Class 2

Introduction to Vandercook Proofing Press

Walk Through

Registration of paper and print

Introduction to the Relief Print and Type High

Demo of various methods of cutting.

Discussion of reductive single block method of printing.

PROJECT #1 ASSIGNED

Research in connection with Project #1

Hand out explanation and look on line at syllabus listed under Project #1 & 2

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DEMO/Lecture

TH2/8

Class4

Discussion of type setting and lock up

Discuss the videos from Boxcar Press

Short Vocab quiz on Type setting

Discussion of California Type Case

HAND OUT – Jr Letter Press Information

Look at the ideas and working state of Relief Images

VANDERCOOK AND RELIEF WORKING CLASS

WEEK3:

DEMO/Lecture

TU2/13

Class5

Measurements

Letterpress and cold set type

Starting the line of type and composing your text

Look at the technical pages Measurements and read the hand out on setting type.

WORKING-Lect

THU2/15

Class6

Assign Project #2 - Type Setting (hand set)

WORKING CLASS

WEEK4:

CRIT

TU2/20

Class7

RELIEF EDITIONS DUE

Crit of the editions Discussion of the type placement

WORKING

THU2/22

Class8

WORKING CLASS

WEEK5

CRIT

TU2/27

Class9

Crit of reliefs with text

Discussion of the effective use of

Text, Font face and Image

DEMO/Lecture

THU3/2

Class10

DEMO/Lecture

Working with Photo Polymer plates

Image and Text

WEEK6

DEMO/Lecture

TU3/6

Class11

Printing Polymer Plates on the Vadercook

Project #3 Polymer Plate post cards

WORKING

THU3/8

Class12

WORKINGClass

WEEK7

WORKING

TU3/13

Class13

CRIT

THU3/15

Class13&14

Crit of Project #3 – Polymer Post cards

Spring Break research – look up portfolios boxes, archival box making and and book bind-

ing.

WEEK8

TU3/20

SPRING BREAK NO CLASSES

THU3/22

SPRING BREAK NO CLASSES

WEEK9

DEMO/Lecture

TU3/27

Class15

Looking at the portfolio and books.

Discuss what ideas you came across in your spring break research.

Examining a few ways to make a portfolio for our letterpress editions.

Binding ideas.

THU3/29

Class16

Demo simple portfolio making and stamping the surface.

Blind embossing,

Print and chine coli’

WEEK10

WORKING

TU4/4

Class18

WORKING

THU4/5

Class18

WEEK11

WORKING

TU4/10

Class19

WORKING

THU4/12

Class20

WEEK12

WORKING

TU4/17

Class21

WORKING

THU4/19

Class22

Final Assignment

WEEK13

WORKING

TU4/24

Class23

WORKING

THU4/26

Class24

WEEK14

WORKING

TU5/1

Class25

DEMO/Lect

THU5/3

Class26

WEEK15

WORKING

TU5/8

Class27

WORKING

THU5/10

Class28

WEEK16

CLEANUPandCRIT

TU5/15

Class29

2/27/18 8:34 AM #1 Reductive Relief Printing- Technical Papers – Relief Print

#2 Basic Letter Press Operation - Technical Papers- Letter Press Operation

2/27/18 8:34 AM

2/27/18 8:34 AM 465_Expectaions

Contract-Studio papers- oo1

Print Studio Policies- Studio papers-002

2/27/18 8:34 AM Project #1

Reductive Relief (see projects Folder)